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La sante physique, mentale et les comportements de sante des adolescents immigrants de premiere generation.
Noirhomme-Renard, Florence; Deccache, Alain
2007In Archives de Pédiatrie, 14 (8), p. 1020-7
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Keywords :
Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Emigration and Immigration; Family Characteristics; Health Status; Mental Health; Refugees; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology
Abstract :
[en] The objectives of this article are to: a) review literature about physical, mental health and behaviors of first generation immigrant adolescents and its evolution; b) compare first and second generations immigrant adolescents'health. Studies usually compare first generation and others adolescents groups: 1) first generation adolescents shows better physical health and behaviors than second generation; 2) first generation adolescents shows variable results for mental health compared to second generation and host adolescents according to the studies; 3) a degradation of physical health and behaviors is observed with the time passed in the host country. These results show necessity of a precocious evaluation of first generation adolescents' needs for a good planification of health promotion and prevention actions to preserve their health advantage at arrival.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Pediatrics
Author, co-author :
Noirhomme-Renard, Florence ;  Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL
Deccache, Alain
Language :
French
Title :
La sante physique, mentale et les comportements de sante des adolescents immigrants de premiere generation.
Alternative titles :
[en] First-generation immigrant adolescents' physical and mental health and behaviors
Publication date :
January 2007
Journal title :
Archives de Pédiatrie
ISSN :
0929-693X
eISSN :
1769-664X
Publisher :
Elsevier, Paris, France
Volume :
14
Issue :
8
Pages :
1020-7
Peer reviewed :
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