Children of migrants prone to anemia and diarrhea

• April 27, 2024

The children of Mexicans in the United States are more likely to get sick from anemia , diarrhea Y colitis .

Due to the phenomenon of migration, Mexican adults, in addition to exposing their own lives in attempts to cross the border, are forced to face a new social world with demands of language, custom and even climates.

Arriving in a new land, starting a family and starting to raise their daughters and sons outside of their country of origin or bringing them a few months old does not erase the antecedents of health and nutrition with those who have lived, so it is important to take into account the health of those who are minors under these new scenarios.

Although the group of daughters and children of Mexicans in the United States seems not to get sick more frequently than others ethnic groups , if they present particular epidemiological profiles. This is what the document "Migration and health. The children of Mexican migrants in the United States "published by the National Population Council (CONAPO) in October 2009.

Between infants and children under three years of Mexican migrant mothers and fathers, anemia plays a leading role, followed by diarrhea and colitis, as the most common and recurrent diseases.

Specific cases

In the field of anemia, there is a significant difference in the condition, compared to other ethnic groups.

The anemia suffers: Children of Mexicans - 28 out of every thousand. Children of African-American Americans - 14 out of every thousand. Children of white Americans - 13 out of every thousand Children of immigrants from other nations - 11 out of every thousand.

The 6.3 million offspring of Mexicans make up the largest group among the descendants of migrants and their volume is close to that of African-American creatures (6.5 million), according to the study.

The study indicates that the incidence of these cadres in the children of Mexican migrants may place malnutrition as the basic problem in this group of children.

In addition, there are data that indicate that children under three years old of Mexican migrant parents are also more prone to suffer attacks or convulsions than other ethnic or racial groups.

As a result of the increase in migration to the United States, those under 18 who are descendants of migrants constitute 24% of the total number of children in the United States.