Health & mortality differences of adolescents and young adults living in the Brussels-Capital Region

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    Adolescence and young adulthood are assumed to be the most healthy life stages, but they also imply a time of adapting risky lifestyles. Those health risks are not evenly spread in the population. Therefore, this paper addresses differences in self-rated health and all-cause mortality according to nationality of origin, migration history and education among youngsters aged 15-34 and living in the Brussels-Capital Region. The results are derived of the census 2001 linked to death and emigration for the period of 01/10/2001-01/01/2005, using logistic and Poisson regression. There are pronounced health disparities but no statistically significant mortality differences between nationalities of origin. Second generation Turkish and Maghreb youngsters are worse off than first generation migrants, regarding both health status and mortality. Educational differences are important, but do not explain all the variation. There's an urgent need to develop health programs with specific attention to the Maghreb and Turkish youngster population.
    Originele taal-2English
    TitelPoster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America
    StatusPublished - 4 mei 2012
    EvenementPopulation Association of America 2012 Annual Meeting - San Francisco, United States
    Duur: 3 mei 20125 mei 2012

    Conference

    ConferencePopulation Association of America 2012 Annual Meeting
    Land/RegioUnited States
    StadSan Francisco
    Periode3/05/125/05/12

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