Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey
First Nations children in Canada often experience poorer housing conditions than other Canadian children. This study used the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey to examine the relationship between housing and physical and mental health for First Nations preschool-aged children living off-reserve. Thi...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:3e64c0aee7e84150bcccef80a1fb25bb 2023-05-15T16:14:25+02:00 Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey Anne Guevremont Evelyne Bougie Dafna Kohen 2016-01-01 https://doi.org/10.5663/aps.v5i2.24313 https://doaj.org/article/3e64c0aee7e84150bcccef80a1fb25bb en fr eng fre University of Alberta 1923-3299 doi:10.5663/aps.v5i2.24313 https://doaj.org/article/3e64c0aee7e84150bcccef80a1fb25bb undefined Aboriginal Policy Studies, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2016) housing conditions physical health mental health sdq demo psy Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2016 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5663/aps.v5i2.24313 2023-01-22T19:29:53Z First Nations children in Canada often experience poorer housing conditions than other Canadian children. This study used the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey to examine the relationship between housing and physical and mental health for First Nations preschool-aged children living off-reserve. This study provides evidence that the physical, spatial, and psychological aspects of housing in which young off-reserve First Nations children live are associated with their physical and mental health, even after controlling for family socioeconomic factors, area of residence, and child’s age and sex (analyzed with regression models). In particular, homeownership, parental satisfaction with housing, and number of moves per year were all associated with multiple physical and mental health outcomes. Future research is needed to further investigate the mechanisms at play. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown Canada aboriginal policy studies 5 2 |
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First Nations children in Canada often experience poorer housing conditions than other Canadian children. This study used the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey to examine the relationship between housing and physical and mental health for First Nations preschool-aged children living off-reserve. This study provides evidence that the physical, spatial, and psychological aspects of housing in which young off-reserve First Nations children live are associated with their physical and mental health, even after controlling for family socioeconomic factors, area of residence, and child’s age and sex (analyzed with regression models). In particular, homeownership, parental satisfaction with housing, and number of moves per year were all associated with multiple physical and mental health outcomes. Future research is needed to further investigate the mechanisms at play. |
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Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey |
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Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey |
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Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey |
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Housing and Health among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve: Results from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey |
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housing and health among young first nations children living off reserve: results from the 2006 aboriginal children’s survey |
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