Children in immigrant families now comprise 1 in 5 children in the United States. Eighty percent of them are US citizens, and 53% live in mixed-citizenship families. Their families are among the poorest, least educated, least insured, and least able to access health care. Nonetheless, these children demonstrate better-than-expected health status, a finding termed "the immigrant paradox" and one...

Prior research suggests that immigrant enclaves provide respiratory health benefits for US Hispanic residents. We test if immigrant enclaves provide differential respiratory health benefits for Hispanic children in El Paso (Texas) based on individual-level factors. Results reveal that higher neighborhood immigrant density is associated with reduced odds of wheezing, but that the protective immi...

The purpose of this study is to identify the dimensions that constitute quality services offered in liner maritime transport through measurement model developed based on ROPMIS by Thai (2008), and examine reliability validity these with structural equation modelling. data were obtained from 316 employees working at 52 businesses questionnaire analysed SPSS v22 AMOS Statistics. findings indicate...

Thai Nguyen is a Northern midland and mountainous province in Vietnam, with 24.37% of Industrial enterprises making significant contributions to developing the socio-economic Vietnam. Industry 4.0 has both positive negative impacts on employees enterprises. This paper examines by using secondary data during time period 2013–2020. The results show that 4.0, labors Nguyen’s have many new job oppo...

OBJECTIVE To study the basic eyelid and orbital measurement in the four main ethnic groups of southern Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHOD The basic eyelid and orbital surface anatomy of 101 normal subjects aged 20-40 years old were measured in the four ethnic groups of which the majority of people in southern Thailand belong to: Thai, Chinese, Thai-Malay, and Thai-Chinese. RESULTS Of the 101 sub...

Background There is insufficient information regarding access and participation of immigrant women in Spain in sexual and reproductive health programs. Recent studies show their lower participation rate in gynecological cancer screening programs; however, little is known about the participation in other sexual and reproductive health programs by immigrant women living in rural areas with high p...

BACKGROUND With the growing number of transnational marriages in Taiwan, oral health disparities have become a public health issue. This study assessed immigrant-native differences in oral health behaviors of urban mothers and their children. METHODS We used the baseline data of an oral health promotion program to examine the immigrant-native differences in caries-related knowledge, attitude,...

Men's health awareness, including the research and study of quality of life, sexual desires and risk factors, has increased worldwide. In Thailand, this advancement is made possible by cooperation, research and sponsorship from the local Thai community. This article aims to illustrate the sexual attitudes of Thai people, to determine the degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) and to investigate ho...

BACKGROUND Children with delayed speech and language development are at considerable risk for later language impairment, social and behavioural problems, and illiteracy. Early diagnosis is needed for intervention planning and prevention. However, a speech and language test for Thai children has not been available. AIMS To establish a Thai Speech and Language Test for Thai children between zer...

Analyzing oppositional social movements in the context of municipal immigration ordinances, the authors examine whether the explanatory power of resource mobilization, political process, and strain theories of social movements' impact on policy outcomes differs when considering proactive as opposed to reactive movements. The adoption of pro-immigrant (proactive) ordinances was facilitated by th...