Lucas Jacqueline W, Barr-Anderson Daheia J, Kington Raynard S
Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20892, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Oct;93(10):1740-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1740.
This study sought to describe the health status, health insurance, and health care utilization patterns of the growing population of immigrant Black men.
We used data from the 1997-2000 National Health Interview Survey to examine and then compare health variables of foreign-born Black men with those of US-born Black and White men. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine health outcomes.
Foreign-born Black men were in better overall health than their US-born Black counterparts and were much less likely than either US-born Black or White men to report adverse health behaviors. Despite these health advantages, foreign-born Black men were more likely than either US-born Black or White men to be uninsured.
In the long term, immigrant Black men who are in poor health may be adversely affected by lack of health care coverage.
本研究旨在描述不断增长的移民黑人男性群体的健康状况、医疗保险和医疗保健利用模式。
我们使用了1997 - 2000年国家健康访谈调查的数据，来检查并比较外国出生的黑人男性与美国出生的黑人和白人男性的健康变量。采用逻辑回归分析来检查健康结果。
外国出生的黑人男性总体健康状况优于美国出生的黑人男性，而且与美国出生的黑人或白人男性相比，他们报告不良健康行为的可能性要小得多。尽管有这些健康优势，但外国出生的黑人男性比美国出生的黑人或白人男性更有可能没有医疗保险。
从长远来看，健康状况不佳的移民黑人男性可能会因缺乏医疗保险而受到不利影响。
