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Maria Schumann1, Marleen Bug1, Katja Kajikhina1
1Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, FG28: Social Determinants of Health, General-Pape-Str. 62-66, 12101, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
•Acculturation is a widely used concept in epidemiological research.•There are various ways to measure acculturation using proxies or scales; often an acculturation score is calculated.•Studies often show inconsistencies in operationalization and measurement of the concept of acculturation.•The exact outcome is often unclear; this creates a lack of comparability, generalizability and transferability of the results.•Health relevant proxies such as language skills or feeling of belonging should be measured without calculating a score.
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