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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 212-214 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 244 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2022 |
Keywords
- health services research
- healthcare in incarceration
- immigrant health
- international health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health