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  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

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  • Understanding psychiatric disorders in children with immigrant parents is crucial for early detection and tailored service development.
  • Parental immigration status is an understudied factor in the prevalence of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between parental immigration and the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring within the Finnish population.

Main Methods:

  • A matched case-control study utilized a national birth cohort from Finland (1991-2005).
  • Data from nationwide registers identified 10,409 children diagnosed with ADHD and 39,124 matched controls.
  • Conditional logistic regression analyzed the impact of parental migration status, region of birth, and time since migration on ADHD diagnosis.

Main Results:

  • Children with two immigrant parents had a significantly increased likelihood of ADHD diagnosis (aOR 4.7).
  • Children with an immigrant father also showed a higher likelihood of ADHD diagnosis (aOR 1.9).
  • The association was strongest for parents from regions with low Human Development Index (HDI) and specific areas like sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Conclusions:

  • Increased ADHD diagnosis rates in children of immigrants may stem from heightened exposure to environmental risks.
  • Disparities in healthcare utilization or diagnostic challenges for immigrant children could contribute to observed associations.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the complex interplay of factors influencing ADHD diagnosis in this population.