title: Perceived discrimination and self-rated health in the immigrant population of the Basque Country, Spain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of perceived discrimination and self-rated health among the immigrant population in the Basque Country, Spain, and determine whether this effect varies according to region of origin, age, sex and education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population included immigrants aged 18 and older residing in the Basque Country. Data from the 2014 Foreign Immigrant Population Survey (n=3,456) were used. Log-binomial regression was used to quantify the association between perceived discrimination and self-rated health before and after checking for the selected characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost 1 in 10 immigrant adults reports perceiving discrimination. In adjusted analyses, the immigrants perceiving discrimination were almost were 1.92 more likely to rate their health as poor (prevalence ratio: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.44-2.56) than those who did not report discrimination. This association did not vary according to region of origin, age, sex or educational level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perceived discrimination shows a consistent relationship with perceived health. Moreover, this association did not depend on the region of origin, age, sex or educational level of immigrants. These results show the need for implementing inclusive policies to eliminate individual and institutional discrimination and reduce health inequalities between the immigrant and native populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain; Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change - OPIK, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain. Electronic address: elena.rodriguez@ehu.eus.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change - OPIK, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain; Department of Sociology 2, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: González-Rábago
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change - OPIK, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Luisa N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Borrell
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain; Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Change - OPIK, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain.
authors.forename: Nerea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lanborena
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Discriminación; Discrimination; Encuesta de salud; Estado de salud; Health status; Health survey; Immigrants; Inmigrantes