Race and Social Problems
Volume 10, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 248-258

Discrimination and Chronic Kidney Disease among Caribbean Blacks: The Effects of Immigration and Social Status (Article)

Nguyen A.W.* , Hamler T.C. , Cobb R.J.
  • a Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 11235 Bellflower Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
  • b Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States
  • c University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

Abstract

This study examined the association between discrimination and chronic kidney disease (CKD) among Caribbean blacks and how this association varies by marital status, educational attainment, and length of U.S. residency within the frameworks for the stress buffering hypothesis and stress process model. The analysis was based on the Caribbean black subsample of the National Survey of American Life (N = 1551). Logistic regression models were conducted to test the aims of this study. The findings indicate that the association between discrimination and CKD varied by length of U.S. residency, marital status, and education. Overall, the findings demonstrate the importance of considering immigration and sociodemographic context when investigating the relation between discrimination and CKD in immigrant populations. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Chronic kidney disease Caribbean Black discrimination Black immigrants Stress buffering hypothesis

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051293300&doi=10.1007%2fs12552-018-9234-4&partnerID=40&md5=6cc9201c2f93f0ee4589547789f800ce
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-018-9234-4
ISSN: 18671748
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English