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Association of Immigrant and Refugee Status with Risk Factors for Exposure to Violent Assault Among Youths and Young Adults in Canada [jamanetwork.com]

 

By Natasha Ruth Sanders, Juan Guan, Alison Macpherson, et al., March 4, 2020

Key Points

Question: What is the risk of experiencing violent injury associated with immigrant and refugee status among youth and young adults in Canada?

Findings: In this population-based cohort study including 22 969 443 person-years, the adjusted risk ratio of experiencing assault among immigrants was 0.41 and among refugees was 0.82 compared with nonimmigrant individuals. Risk of assault among immigrants was stable with time since immigration, and rates were lowest among immigrants from South and East Asia.

Meaning: The low relative rates of assault among immigrants suggest that Canadian immigrant settlement supports and cultural factors may be protective against the risk of experiencing assault.

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