Factors Related to the Health of Ethnic Hispanic Children in the United States: Application of Multiple Disadvantage Model.

This study of ethnic Hispanic children in the United States examined if their health exhibited relationship with any of 6 factors: social disorganization, social structural factors, social relationships, family health/mental health, access to medical insurance, and acculturation. A sample of 6,916 ethnic Hispanic children was extracted from the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health. Logistic regression results showed that these children’s excellent/very good/good health was associated positively with rundown neighborhoods, family support, neighbor support, and parent good health. In turn, children’s health was associated negatively with racial discrimination, parent-child poor communication, peer/religious group support, child depression, family mental health problem, physician visits, and children born in the U.S. Conclusion included that these children’s health were mainly related to physical and social environmental factors, family and social relationships, children’s and family’s mental health, and parents’ health. Implications of the present results in terms of interventions promoting racial harmony, positive parenting, family/neighbor support, religious and support groups’ support, children’s and family members’ mental health, and professionals’ cultural competency are discussed.