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Pediatric Hospitalizations from Immigration Detention in Texas, 2015-2018

  • Joseph Nwadiuko
  • , Karla Fredricks
  • , Sarah Polk
  • , Sural Shah
  • , Judith A. Long
  • , Chanelle Diaz
  • , Nandita Mitra
  • , Katherine Yun

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Abstract

Although there are concerns regarding children's health in immigration detention, there are little data regarding hospitalizations in this population. Using 2015-2018 Texas inpatient data, we identified 95 hospitalizations of children in detention and found that most (60%) were driven by infectious causes, and that 37% of these children were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or intermediate ICU.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)212-214
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume244
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • health services research
  • healthcare in incarceration
  • immigrant health
  • international health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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