Parent Perceptions of Neighborhood Stressors are Associated with General Health and Child Respiratory Health among Low-income Urban Families

摘要

BackgroundThis cross-sectional study examines parents’ perceptions of their neighborhoods and general and respiratory health among low-income Chicago families. Asthma disproportionately affects non-white, urban, and low socioeconomic status (SES) populations, but Chicago’s burden, and the national epidemic, are not well-explained by known risk factors. Urban dwellers experience acute and chronic stressors that produce psychological distress and are hypothesized to impact health through biological and behavioral pathways. Identifying factors that covary with lower SES and minority-group status -- e.g. stress -- is important for understanding asthma’s social patterning.