Health problems of migrant children.
This investigation examined the incidence and types of health-related problems of migrant children as identified by school health medical personnel. Results indicated 615 of 1,000 (61.5%) children in the sample has health-related problems. The incidence rates were physical (22%), visual (10.8%), dental (10.4%), auditory (7.5%), immunization (5.5%), and nutritional problems (5.5%). Implications of the findings for school health personnel are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009017:Morbidity; D009518:New York; D012572:School Health Services; D014171:Transients and Migrants