Frank Reanne
Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University, 300 Bricker Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA,
J Immigr Health. 2005 Jan;7(1):11-22. doi: 10.1007/s10903-005-1386-9.
This paper examines the flip side of the epidemiological paradox, namely the relationship between international migration experience and positive infant health outcomes in Mexico. Building upon past research that has explored the role of economic remittances in contributing to the positive relationship between international migration and birth outcomes in sending country communities, the present analysis focuses on the noneconomic effects of paternal migration experience on infant health. The data come from a hospital-based postpartum survey (HPS 2001) recently completed in two high-migrant sending states of Western Mexico. The findings demonstrate that the positive effect of international migration on infant health occurs in the context of considerable loss of social support and high stress levels. Socioeconomic improvements facilitated by the receipt of remittances, coupled with positive health behaviors, are two factors that contribute to this protective effect.
本文探讨了流行病学悖论的另一面，即墨西哥国际移民经历与婴儿良好健康结果之间的关系。以往研究探讨了经济汇款在侨汇国社区国际移民与出生结果之间的正向关系中所起的作用，在此基础上，本分析聚焦于父亲移民经历对婴儿健康的非经济影响。数据来自墨西哥西部两个高移民输出州最近完成的一项基于医院的产后调查（2001年医院产后调查）。研究结果表明，国际移民对婴儿健康的积极影响是在社会支持大量丧失和压力水平较高的背景下出现的。汇款带来的社会经济改善，再加上积极的健康行为，是促成这种保护作用的两个因素。
