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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on July 28, 2006
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl108
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
Received April 19, 2006
Accepted June 19, 2006

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The effect of age at immigration and generational status of the mother on infant mortality in ethnic minority populations in The Netherlands

Ernst-Jan W. M. Troe 1 *, Anton E. Kunst 1, Vivian Bos 1, Ingeborg M. Deerenberg 2, Inez M. A. Joung 1, and Johan P. Mackenbach 1

1 Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2 Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg, The Netherlands

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Ernst-Jan W. M. Troe, E-mail: j.troe{at}erasmusmc.nl


  Abstract

Background: Migrant populations consist of migrants with differences in generational status and length of residence. Several studies suggest that health outcomes differ by generational status and duration of residence. We examined the association of generational status and age at immigration of the mother with infant mortality in migrant populations in The Netherlands. Methods: Data from Statistics Netherlands were obtained from 1995 through 2000 for infants of mothers with Dutch, Turkish and Surinamese ethnicity. Mothers were categorized by generational status (Dutch-born and foreign-born) and by age at immigration (0-16 and >16 years). The associations of generational status and age at immigration of the mother with total and cause-specific infant mortality were examined. Results: The infant mortality rate in Turkish mothers rose with lower age at immigration (from 5.5 to 6.4 per 1000) and was highest for Dutch-born Turkish mothers (6.8 per 1000). Infant death from perinatal and congenital causes increased with lower age at immigration and was highest in the Dutch-born Turkish women. In contrast, in Surinamese mothers infant mortality declined with lower age at immigration (from 8.0 to 6.3 per 1000) and was lowest for Dutch-born Surinamese mothers (5.5 per 1000). Generational status and lower age at immigration of Surinamese women were associated with declining mortality of congenital causes. Conclusions: Total and cause-specific infant mortality seem to differ according to generational status and age at immigration of the mother. The direction of these trends however differs between ethnic populations. This may be related to acculturation and selective migration.

Keywords: acculturation; ethnic groups; immigration; infant mortality; nativity status.
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