Canadian Journal of Public Health
Volume 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages I30-I34

Neighbourhood recent immigration and hospitalization in Toronto, Canada (Article)

Glazier R.H.* , Creatore M.I. , Cortinois A.A. , Agha M.M. , Moineddin R.
  • a Inner City Health Research Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. M5B 1W8, Canada, Dept. of Family/Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. M5B 1W8, Canada, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • b Inner City Health Research Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. M5B 1W8, Canada
  • c Centre for Global Health Innovation, University of Toronto, University of Health Network, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • d Inner City Health Research Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. M5B 1W8, Canada
  • e Dept. of Family/Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ont. M5B 1W8, Canada, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada

Abstract

Recent immigrants to Canada tend to initially settle in low-income urban core areas. The relationships among immigration, neighbourhood effects and health are poorly understood. This study explored the risk of hospitalization in high recent-immigration areas in Toronto compared to other Toronto neighbourhoods. The study used 1996 hospitalization and census data. Regression was used to examine the effects of recent immigration on neighbourhood hospitalization rates. Most hospitalization categories showed significantly higher rates of admission as the proportion of recent immigrants increased. Income was also significantly associated with all categories of hospitalization except surgical admissions. Average household income was almost 60% lower ($36,122) in the highest versus the lowest immigration areas ($82,641) suggesting that, at the neighbourhood level, the effects of immigration and income may be difficult to disentangle. These findings have important implications for health care planning, delivery, and policy.

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urban population hospital admission immigrant hospitalization health care planning regression analysis lowest income group health care policy human risk assessment immigration statistics Urban Health statistical significance health income Humans health services research male Canada female Multivariate Analysis Article economic evaluation Ontario adult migration Health Planning surgical patient Emigration and Immigration health care delivery
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ISSN: 00084263
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English