ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Substance use, mental disorders and physical health of Caribbeans at-home compared to those residing in the United States.
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- Health Risk Behaviours by Immigrants' Duration of Residence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Health of First Generation Caribbeans Across the Diaspora: Findings from 2000-2005 Population Data Surveys from Guyana, Jamaica, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Common mental disorders in Peruvian immigrant in Chile: a comparison with the host population.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- National origins, social context, timing of migration and the physical and mental health of Caribbeans living in and outside of Canada.Ethnicity & health · 2022Article
- Physical Intimate Partner Violence, Childhood Physical Abuse and Mental Health of U.S. Caribbean Women: The Interrelationship of Social, Contextual, and Migratory Influences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Social and economic influences on disparities in the health of racial and ethnic group Canadian immigrants.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Healthy Immigrants? Exploring Depressive Symptoms Among Caribbean and Mexican Immigrants.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Intergenerational differences in smoking among West Indian, Haitian, Latin American, and African blacks in the United States.SSM - population health · 2017Article
- Substance Abuse Among Blacks Across the Diaspora.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
- Discrimination, internalized racism, and depression: A comparative study of African American and Afro-Caribbean adults in the US.Group processes & intergroup relations : GPIR · 2016Article
- The mental health of US Black women: the roles of social context and severe intimate partner violence.BMJ open · 2015Article
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Abstract
This study compares the health conditions of domestic Caribbeans with those living in the United States to explore how national context and migration experiences might influence substance use (i.e., alcohol or drug) and other mental and physical health conditions. The study is based upon probability samples of non-institutionalized Caribbeans living in the United States (1621), Jamaica (1216) and Guyana (2068) 18 years of age and over. Employing descriptive statistics and multivariate analytic procedures, the results revealed that substance use and other physical health conditions and major depressive disorder and mania vary by national context, with higher rates among Caribbeans living in the United States. Context and generation status influenced health outcomes. Among first generation black Caribbeans, residing in the United States for a longer length of time is linked to poorer health outcomes. There were different socio-demographic correlates of health among at-home and abroad Caribbeans. The results of this study support the need for additional research to explain how national context, migratory experiences and generation status contribute to understanding substance use and mental disorders and physical health outcomes among Caribbean first generation and descendants within the United States, compared to those remaining in the Caribbean region.
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