Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
Volume 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-163

Migration status and self-reported health among high school students in Stockholm: A cross-sectional study (Article)

Safipour J.* , Higginbottom G. , Tessma M.K. , Emami A.
  • a Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • b Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • c Medical Statistics Units, Department of Learning, Information, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • d College of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, United States, Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

This article aims to determine the self-reported health status of Swedish high school students with respect to gender and immigrant background. The sample was randomly selected from high school students aged 15-19, and 446 students participated in this study. The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was used for capturing health status. The results showed that the most common problem was related to energy level (23%) and the least to physical mobility (1%). The proportion for other domains ranged from 2% to 14%. Self-reported health problems were more common among immigrants than native Swedes. Female students reported more problems on all aspects of health than males. Female gender and first-generation immigrants were found to be important factors associated with feelings of ill health among the target population. Gender disparity was more important among the students with an immigrant background. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

youth Self-reported health Student Immigrant high school Sweden Health Gender

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84860789643&doi=10.1080%2f17450128.2011.651172&partnerID=40&md5=8656a494314780e2a24c731735b7b6d4
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2011.651172
ISSN: 17450128
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English