向无证移民延长驾驶执照:在此政策转变之后,比较围产期结果
Margot Moinester1, Kaitlyn K Stanhope2
1Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Journal of health and social behavior
|February 26, 2024
概括
包容性移民政策,如无证移民获得驾驶执照,与改善出生结果有关. 这项研究发现,在这样的法律颁布后,移民母亲生下的婴儿出生时体重更好.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会医学科学 社会医学科学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 限制性移民政策会对健康状况产生负面影响.
- 关于包容性移民政策对健康的影响的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 检查国家法律授予无证移民驾驶执照和围产期结果之间的关联.
- 调查包容性移民政策对墨西哥和中美洲移民人口出生体重的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用美国出生档案,从2008年到2021年为4,047,067个单独出生.
- 采用多变量日志二项式和线性模型来分析驾驶执照法律的影响.
- 对美国出生的非西班牙裔白人进行复制分析,以进行比较.
主要成果:
- 实施驾驶执照法与低出生体重的改善有关.
- 在获得许可证和平均出生体重之间观察到积极的关联.
- 在美国出生的非西班牙裔白人对照组中,没有发现许可证法与出生体重之间的显著关联.
结论:
- 将驾照等合法权利扩展到移民身上,与下一代改善健康有关.
- 包容性移民政策可以减轻与移民身份相关的负面健康后果.
- 政策影响表明,法律权利可以积极影响围产期健康结果.
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