Poor Health Disparities among Racialized Students in a Canadian University

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Foreign Countries; College Students; Health; Minority Group Students; Racial Differences; Self Evaluation (Individuals); White Students

10.1080/07448481.2022.2047702

0744-8481
1940-3208

Objective: The short report aims to examine differences in self-rated general health across racialized post-secondary students at a university in Ontario, Canada. Methods: Binary logistic regression analysis was used to examine poor health as an outcome among racialized students as whole, as well as across Asian, South Asian, Afro-Caribbean and Middle Eastern student groups in comparison to white Caucasian post-secondary students. Results: After adjusting for several covariates, racialized students as a whole had 2.43 times the odds of reporting poor general health compared to white Caucasian students. Asian (OR = 2.77; CI = 1.84-4.18; p< 0.05) and South Asian (OR = 2.52; CI = 1.56-4.08; p< 0.05) students were significantly more likely to report poor health compared to white Caucasian students. Conclusion: The findings call for further attention to the health needs of racialized post-secondary students living in Canada and creating campuses where diverse student populations feel safe and systemically included.

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2024

EJ1419186