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Social Determinants of Health and Access to Health

S udhinaraset, M., To, T. M., Ling, I., Melo, J., & Chavarin, J. (2017). The influence of deferred action for childhood arrivals on undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander young adults: through a social determinants of health lens. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(6), 741-746.

Sudhinaraset, M., Ling, I., To, T. M., Melo, J., & Quach, T. (2017). Dreams deferred: Contextualizing the health and psychosocial needs of undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander young adults in Northern California. Social Science & Medicine, 184, 144-152.

Sudhinaraset, M., Ling, I., Gao, L., Chavarin, J., & Gee, G. C. (2020). The association between Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, health access, and mental health: the role of discrimination, medical mistrust, and stigma. Ethnicity & Health, 1-13.

Woofter, R., Sudhinaraset, M. (2022). Differences in Barriers to Healthcare and Discrimination in Healthcare Settings Among Undocumented Immigrants by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Status. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-022-01346-4#Sec2

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COVID-19

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Choi, H.Y., Sudhinaraset, M. (2021). Analysis of Attitudes About COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Public Health Guidelines Among Undocumented Immigrants in the US. JAMA Network Open, doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.37719

Sudhinaraset, M., Nwankwo, E., Choi, H.Y. (2022) Immigration enforcement exposures and COVID-19 vaccine intentions among undocumented immigrants in California. Preventive Medicine Reports, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101808

Sudhinaraset, M., Choi, H.Y., Nwankwo, E., De Trinidad Young, ME. (2022) Association between immigration enforcement encounters and COVID-19 testing and delays in care: a cross-sectional study of undocumented young adult immigrants in California. BMC Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13994-

Ling, I., Choi, H.Y., Sudhinaraset, M. (2024) Navigating a climate of administrative burden: the perspectives of young adult undocumented immigrants in applying for COVID-19 disaster relief assistance for immigrants in California. Frontiers in Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1304704

Download Research Brief about the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19 (2022)

Mental Health

Click the links below to download manuscripts from the BRAVE Study:

Sudhinaraset, M., Ling, I., To, T. M., Melo, J., & Quach, T. (2017). Dreams deferred: Contextualizing the health and psychosocial needs of undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander young adults in Northern California. Social Science & Medicine, 184, 144-152.

Sudhinaraset, M., Ling, I., Gao, L., Chavarin, J., & Gee, G. C. (2020). The association between Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, health access, and mental health: the role of discrimination, medical mistrust, and stigma. Ethnicity & Health, 1-13.

Ro, A., Nakphong, M. K., Choi, H. Y., Nguyen, A., & Sudhinaraset, M. (2021). The association between social ties and depression among Asian and Pacific Islander undocumented young adults. BMC public health, 21(1), 1-10.

Sudhinaraset, M., Landrian A., Choi, H. Y., Ling, I. (2021). Redefining communities: The association between deferred action, online and offline social capital and depressive symptoms among undocumented young adults. Preventive Medicine Reports, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101563.

Manalo-Pedro, E., Sudhinaraset, M. (2022). Deferred depression? Mediation analysis of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and immigration enforcement among Undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander students. Social Science & Medicine - Population Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.101008

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Click the links below to download manuscripts from the BRAVE Study:

Sudhinaraset, M., Choi, H.Y., Nakphong, M.K., Woofter, R., Brindis, C. (2022) Contraceptive Use and Consistency and the Role of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Undocumented Young Adults. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877575622000313