ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2013
Are there differences in injury mortality among refugees and immigrants compared with native-born?
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- Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Risk among Syrian Refugees: The Mediating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Mortality differences between immigrant and native children and youths in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study focusing on refugees and family-reunified immigrants.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Associations of migrant and refugee status with physical comorbidity and mortality among young adults with incident non-affective psychotic disorders.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- All-cause and cause-specific mortality differences between migrant workers and local workers: a population-based cohort study in Denmark.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Suicidality Among Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies.Conflict and health · 2023Article
- Suicide rates amongst individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
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- Risk of suicide attempt and suicide in young adult refugees compared to their Swedish-born peers: a register-based cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- Suicide attempt and suicide in refugees in Sweden - a nationwide population-based cohort study.Psychological medicine · 2021Article
- Suicide risk among refugees compared with non-refugee migrants and the Swedish-born majority population.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2020Article
- Health care utilisation for treatment of injuries among immigrants in Norway: a nationwide register linkage study.Injury epidemiology · 2020Article
- Mental disorders and suicidal behavior in refugees and Swedish-born individuals: is the association affected by work disability?Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2020Article
- Ethnic variations in falls and road traffic injuries resulting in hospitalisation or death in Scotland: the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study.Public health · 2020Article
- Mortality Rate and Causes of Death Among Refugees Resettled in Washington State, 2006-2016.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- Big Data-Driven Approach for Health Inequalities in Foreign Patients with Injuries Visiting Emergency Rooms.Healthcare informatics research · 2020Article
- Minorities and foreign born are disproportionately affected by injuries due to violence: an analysis based on a National Trauma Registry 2008-2017.Israel journal of health policy research · 2019Article
- The shrinking health advantage: unintentional injuries among children and youth from immigrant families.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Morbidity, Self-Perceived Health and Mortality Among non-Western Immigrants and Their Descendants in Denmark in a Life Phase Perspective.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe authors studied injury mortality in Denmark among refugees and immigrants compared with that among native Danes.
methodA register-based, historical prospective cohort design. All refugees (n=29, 139) and family reunited immigrants (n=27, 134) who between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 1999 received residence permission were included and matched 1:4 on age and sex with native Danes. Civil registration numbers were cross-linked to the Register of Causes of Death, and fatalities due to unintentional and intentional injuries were identified based on ICD-10 diagnosis. Sex-specific mortality ratios were estimated by migrant status and region of birth, adjusting for age and income and using a Cox regression model after a median follow-up of 11-12 years.
resultsCompared with native Danes, both female (RR=0.44; 95% CI 0.23 to 0.83) and male (RR=0.40; 95% CI 0.29 to 0.56) refugees as well as female (RR=0.40; 95% CI 0.21 to 0.76) and male (RR=0.22; 95% CI 0.12 to 0.42) immigrants had significantly lower mortality from unintentional injuries. Suicide rates were significantly lower for male refugees (RR=0.38; 95% CI 0.24 to 0.61) and male immigrants (RR=0.24; 95% CI 0.10 to 0.59), whereas their female counterparts showed no significant differences. Only immigrant women had a significantly higher homicide rate (RR=3.09; 95% CI 1.11 to 8.60) compared with native Danes.
conclusionsOverall results were advantageous to migrant groups. Research efforts should concentrate on investigating protective factors among migrants, which may benefit injury prevention in the majority population.
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