Biocultural and social determinants of ill health and early mortality in a New Mexican paediatric autopsy sample

Hispanic children have higher odds of growth stunting than non-Hispanic White children. Native American children die younger and have higher odds of respiratory diseases and porous lesions than Hispanic and non-Hispanic Whites. Rural/urban location does not significantly impact age at death, but hou...

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Published inJournal of biosocial science p. 1
Main Authors O'Donnell, Lexi, Green, John J, Hill, Ethan C, O'Donnell, Jr, Michael J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 15.04.2024
Subjects
social determinants of health
rural/urban
early-life stress
morbidity and mortality
housing type
postmortem computed tomography
inequity
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Summary:Hispanic children have higher odds of growth stunting than non-Hispanic White children. Native American children die younger and have higher odds of respiratory diseases and porous lesions than Hispanic and non-Hispanic Whites. Rural/urban location does not significantly impact age at death, but housing type does. Individuals who lived in trailers/mobile homes had earlier ages at death. When intersections between housing type and housing location are considered, children who were poor and from impoverished areas lived longer than those who were poor from relatively well-off areas. Children's health is shaped by factors outside their control. The children included in this study embodied experiences of social and ELS and did not survive to adulthood. They provide the most sobering example of the harm that social factors (structural racism/discrimination, socioeconomic, and political structures) can inflict.
ISSN:1469-7599
DOI:10.1017/S0021932024000129