Reporting of Ethno-Racial Identity and Immigration Status in Published Studies on Newcomer Children

We examined the reporting of ethno-racial data and immigration status in published literature on the health of newcomer children. An integrative scoping review was performed using the methodological framework outlined by Arksey and O ’Malley (2005). 4147 articles were identified and 75 studies included in the final analysis. 67% (50/75) did not describe the participants immigration status at all. Most studies (65%, 49/75) also did not report participants’ ethno-racial identities. Of those that did, 65% (17/26) reported parti cipant ethnicity alone, and 15% (4/26) reported race alone, while 19% (5/26) reported both race and ethnicity. We found that most studies on newcomer children did not report immigration status or ethno-racial identity. In doing so, studies may ignore the specific impacts of racism and xenophobia on health and access to care.
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research