Health Status of Migrants

Document Type

Article

Authors

Betsy Foxman, University of California, Los Angeles
Ralph R. Frerichs, University of California, Los Angeles
James N. Becht, Proyecto de Salud-Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Abstract

Migrants are subject to the diseases of both their host and home countries. In order to study the health consequences of migration, the morbidity, mortality, and fertil­ity patterns of Quechua-speakers in lowland Bolivia were compared to those of Spanish-speaking inhabitants of the region. Quechua-speakers (mostly migrants) reported similar numbers of illnesses and disability days but significantly higher fertility and infant mortality rates than Spanish-speakers (mostly nonmigrants).

Recommended Citation

Foxman, Betsy; Frerichs, Ralph R.; and Becht, James N. (1984) "Health Status of Migrants," Human Biology: Vol. 56: Iss. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol56/iss1/10