Asthma Prevalence in an Inner-city Head Start Sample: Links with Family Income, Education and Race/Ethnicity.

Inhalt

Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige

Trefferliste

Autor/Urheber	Bekar, Ozlem; Halpern, Ellen; Lamb-Parker, Faith; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Shahmoon-Shanok, Rebecca
Institution	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Titel	Asthma Prevalence in an Inner-city Head Start Sample: Links with Family Income, Education and Race/Ethnicity.
Quelle	In: NHSA Dialog; Vol 18, No 1 ; 1930-9325(2014) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Developmental Psychology; Mental Health/Health; asthma-innercity; childhood; poverty; race/ethnicity; Head Start; Pediatric asthma
Abstract	The Head Start Bureau has described asthma as a "growing problem" and "top chronic disease among Head Start children" (Rehnquist, 2002). This study examined the racial/ethnic and SES-based contributors to asthma prevalence among children attending three Head Start centers in a multi-ethnic, densely populated city in the U.S. Sample consisted of 1312 families. Findings indicated that poverty -over and above the effects of race/ethnicity- was a primary risk factor for asthma in this population: every thousand dollars increase in yearly income decreased the odds of asthma by 4%. In addition, Hispanic/Latino ethnicity and Asian race were predictive of very high and very low rates of asthma, respectively. There was a positive relationship between asthma status and caregivers' education level, which may play a role in reporting of asthma cases. These findings are of significant value to inform formulation of effective intervention programs at Head Start centers.
Erfasst von	BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine