Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada

• Main Authors: Michael Lebenbaum (Author), Therese A. Stukel (Author), Natasha Ruth Saunders (Author), Hong Lu (Author), Marcelo Urquia (Author), Paul Kurdyak (Author), Astrid Guttmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gender inequality varies across countries and is associated with poor outcomes including violence against women and depression. Little is known about the relationship of source county gender inequality and poor health outcomes in female immigrants. Methods We used administrative...