Abstract This study examined the association between enrollment duration and health treatment outcomes among migrant Head Start children. Children (n = 1,399) were divided into two groups: those who enrolled for 1 year and those who enrolled more than 2 years. Health treatment outcomes were preventative dental treatment, asthma treatment, hearing/vision, and anemia/high lead level treatment. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine whether enrollment duration has any association with health treatment outcomes. Child and family baseline variables were examined for their association with enrollment duration. Children who were enrolled more than 2 years were likely to be older, to live with two parents, to speak Spanish at home, to receive supplemental nutritional assistance program, to live in a higher family income household, to have reliable transportation and to stay in the program for more weeks. Longer enrollment duration has a positive association with preventative dental treatment, asthma treatment, and hearing/vision treatment. Thus, active recruitment through interagency collaborations for children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers needs to be done to promote earlier and longer enrollment duration for the migrant Head Start program. A future study needs to be done on the barriers to health care treatment services among migrant children.

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迁徙先发儿童入学时间与健康结果之间的关联

摘要这项研究调查了移民起始儿童的入学时间与医疗结果之间的关系。儿童（n = 1,399）分为两组：入学1年的儿童和入学2年以上的儿童。健康治疗的结果是预防性牙科治疗，哮喘治疗，听力/视觉和贫血/高铅水平治疗。进行逻辑回归分析以检查入选时间是否与健康治疗结果相关。检查儿童和家庭基线变量与入学时间的关系。入学2年以上的孩子可能年龄更大，与两个父母住在一起，在家里说西班牙语，接受营养补充计划，住在家庭收入较高的家庭中，以确保可靠的运输并在计划中停留更多的星期。较长的入学时间与预防性牙科治疗，哮喘治疗和听力/视觉治疗呈正相关。因此，需要通过机构间合作为移民和季节性农民工的子女积极招聘，以促进移民Head Start计划的入学时间更长，入学时间更长。未来需要对流动儿童的医疗保健服务障碍进行研究。需要通过机构间合作为移民儿童和季节性农民工的子女积极招募，以促进更早和更长的移民Head Start计划入学时间。未来需要对流动儿童的医疗保健服务障碍进行研究。需要通过机构间合作为移民儿童和季节性农民工的子女积极招募，以促进更早和更长的移民Head Start计划入学时间。未来需要对流动儿童的医疗保健服务障碍进行研究。