The association between discrimination and health: findings on Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin populations in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey recently demonstrated widespread discrimination across EU countries, with high discrimination rates observed in countries like Finland. Discrimination is known to negatively impact health, but fewer studies have examined how different types of perceived discrimination are related to health.

Methods

This study examines (i) the prevalence of different types of perceived discrimination among Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin populations in Finland, and (ii) the association between different types of perceived discrimination (no experiences; subtle discrimination only; overt or subtle and overt discrimination) and health (self-rated health; limiting long-term illness (LLTI) or disability; mental health sy

SUBMITTER: Rask S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658807 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature