Socio-Demographic Factors and Intergenesic Interval in Nicaraguan Immigrant Mothers in Costa Rica

Bonilla Carrión, Róger Enrique; Cardoza, David

dc.creator	Bonilla Carrión, Róger Enrique
dc.creator	Cardoza, David
dc.date	2007-06-28
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-02T22:36:56Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-02T22:36:56Z
dc.identifier	http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/4541
dc.identifier	10.15517/psm.v5i2.4541
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/21781
dc.description	Adequate birth intervals are considered a positive factor in the health of mothers and their children. One of the objectives of this study is to compare the birth interval between Nicaraguan immigrant women and local mothers in Costa Rica. Birth intervals among Nicaraguan women are significantly shorter than the local ones (p < 0.001). Half of the children of the Nicaraguan mothers have birth intervals of a minimum of 335 days (less than one year). Half of the local children have birth intervals of a minimum of 881 days (2.4 years). A second objective in this study is to fit a Cox's proportional stratified hazard model of the type in order to λs(t,X) = λo(t)exp(βis,'Xi) model the birth interval as a time-to-event variable (pregnancy of the next child). Fitting by nationality of the mother, age, and age on first birth-delivery, the hazard ratios are respectively 1.3 (p < 0.001), 0.93 (p < 0.001), and 1.02 (p > 0.05). Nicaraguan women are 30% more likely to recur in the following pregnancy as compared with local women. The study of population minorities permits the preparation of public policies on international migration issues.	en
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica	en
dc.relation	Población y Salud en Mesoamérica;
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2014 Población y Salud en Mesoamérica	en
dc.source	Población y Salud en Mesoamérica; Volumen 5, Número 2	en
dc.source	Población y Salud en Mesoamérica; Volumen 5, Número 2	es-ES
dc.source	1659-0201
dc.title	Socio-Demographic Factors and Intergenesic Interval in Nicaraguan Immigrant Mothers in Costa Rica	en
dc.type	artículo original
dc.coverage	CRC	en

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