abstract：:Asian Indians (AI) have a high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The study investigated associations between discrimination and (1) cardiovascular risk and (2) self-rated health among AI. Higher discrimination scores were hypothesized to relate to a higher cardiovascular risk score (CRS) and poorer self-...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Nadimpalli SB,Dulin-Keita A,Salas C,Kanaya AM,Kandula NR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few population-based studies have assessed awareness of hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity and chronic infection. We report awareness of HCV seropositivity and chronic infection and correlates of awareness in a multi-city (Bronx, Miami, Chicago, and San Diego) community-dwelling population sample of United States ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kuniholm MH,Jung M,Del Amo J,Talavera GA,Thyagarajan B,Hershow RC,Damas OM,Kaplan RC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about how the health status of incoming refugees to the United States compares to that of the general population. We used logistic regression to assess whether country of origin is associated with prevalence of hypertension, obesity, type-II diabetes, and tobacco-use among Iranian, Ukrainian and Vietna...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Nguyen MT,Rehkopf DH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressing disparities in health services utilization remains critical for improving minority health; however, most studies do not report on the health service use of multiracial young adults (age 22-34). This study compares past year health service use of self-identified multiracial (two or more races) young adults w...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Tabb KM,Larrison CR,Choi S,Huang H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between the intention to receive Pap tests for cervical cancer screening, as related to the transtheoretical model of behavior change, and self-efficacy, and perceived barriers and benefits among Latina women. A sample of 121 Latina women recruited from a University campus complete...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Tung WC,Smith-Gagen J,Lu M,Warfield M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In several European countries, including Belgium, the rapid ageing of the migrant population has emerged only recently on the political agenda. The aim of this literature review is threefold. Firstly, it provides a review of the available studies on the accessibility and use of institutional care services by Moroccan ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ahaddour C,van den Branden S,Broeckaert B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this project was to document and increase vaccine coverage in migrant school children on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Migrant school children (n = 12,277) were enrolled in a school-based immunization program in four Thai border districts. The children were evaluated for vaccination completion and timi...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kaji A,Parker DM,Chu CS,Thayatkawin W,Suelaor J,Charatrueangrongkun R,Salathibuppha K,Nosten FH,McGready R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latina women in the United States (US) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Data are limited on the risk differences in HIV among Latinas by country of birth. This paper describes the risk behaviors among Latina women tested for HIV at public sites in Florida. Multivariate l...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Taveras J,Trepka MJ,Khan H,Madhivanan P,Gollub EL,Devieux J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this research were to study both direct and indirect path analyses of mental health, and to analyse a causal relationship of each variable. A cross-sectional study used stratified random sampling to select Thai immigrant employees in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. General data were analysed by ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kaewanuchit C,Sawangdee Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrants often have lower rates of depression than US-natives, but longitudinal assessments across multiple racial-ethnic groups are limited. This study examined the rates of prevalent, acquired, and persisting major depression and dysthymia by nativity and racial-ethnic origin while considering levels of acculturat...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Szaflarski M,Cubbins LA,Bauldry S,Meganathan K,Klepinger DH,Somoza E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main aim of this study was to compare fertility in minor (Sunnah) and major (Shia) religious groups of Iran after matching the two groups by some confounding factors. 12,099 data of population and census survey of Iran in 2011 in two provinces of Guilan and Kurdistan were used in this study. Propensity scoring mat...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Rad EH,Tavakkoli M,Moghadamnia MT,Ghanbari A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-gamma release assays have potentially been transformative to screening programs focused on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in foreign-born persons. We sought to add to this assessment by presenting the impact of a well-established refugee screening and treatment program switching from skin testing to Q...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Walters JK,Sullivan AD

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the data on the main imported infectious diseases and public health issues arising from the risk of transmission of tropical and common diseases in the immigrant population. During the period of study, 2,426 immigrants were attended in the Tropical Medicine Unit of the Hospital of...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Cobo F,Salas-Coronas J,Cabezas-Fernández MT,Vázquez-Villegas J,Cabeza-Barrera MI,Soriano-Pérez MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional contextual factors and dental caries using multilevel modeling related to adults in minority ethnic groups have been scantily explored. The influence of the socioeconomic context on self-reported dental caries (SRDC) in individuals of minority ethnic groups (IEG) in Colombia was studied. Data from the 2007 Na...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ardila CM,Posada-López A,Agudelo-Suárez AA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article emerges from a scoping review of over two decades of relevant literature on immigrants' access to mental health services in Canada. Key online databases were searched to explore the gaps and opportunities for improving access to mental health services using a review framework provided by Arksey and O'Mall...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Thomson MS,Chaze F,George U,Guruge S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In low- and middle-income countries, migration to urban settings has reshaped the sprawl and socio demographic profiles of major cities. Depressive episodes make up a large portion of the burden of disease worldwide and are related to socio-demographic disruptions. As a result of terrorism, political upheaval, followe...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ruiz-Grosso P,Bernabe-Ortiz A,Diez-Canseco F,Gilman RH,Checkley W,Bennett IM,Miranda JJ,CRONICAS Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the impact of acculturative stress and social support (family and friend) on psychological distress among Asian American immigrants and three Asian sub-groups (Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese) immigrants. The National Latino and Asian American Study 2002-2003 dataset was used. The study findings w...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Singh S,McBride K,Kak V

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The healthy immigrant hypothesis asserts that immigrants arrive in the receiving country healthier than same race/ethnic counterparts born there. Contemporary research, however, has not evaluated pre-migration health among migrants, nor has explicitly considered comparisons with non-migrants in the country of origin. ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： de Castro AB,Gee G,Fujishiro K,Rue T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research demonstrates a disparity between need and utilization of mental health services for Latinos. Cultural variations in perceptions of mental illness may be partially responsible for this discrepancy. Past research with Latinos has shown links between fatalismo, a cultural value similar to external locus of contr...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Anastasia EA,Bridges AJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has generally found exclusive breastfeeding to protect against asthma in young children. However, maternal nativity in a Latina population has not been assessed as a potential confounder or effect modifier. Using cross-sectional data restricted to Latina mothers (n = 704) from a birth cohort in Los A...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Bandoli G,von Ehrenstein OS,Flores ME,Ritz B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have reported that newly-arrived immigrants to the US often have better health outcomes, including lower body mass index (BMI) than established ones. This study tests the hypothesis about variation in initial BMI among immigrants who have come to the US during different time periods. Using 1989-2011 data from ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Xi J,Takyi B,Lamptey E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cumulative exposure to chronic stressors has been shown to contribute to immigrants' deteriorating health with more time in US residence. Few studies, however, have examined links among common psychosocial stressors for immigrants (e.g., acculturation-related) and contexts of immigrant settlement for physical health. ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： McClure HH,Josh Snodgrass J,Martinez CR Jr,Squires EC,Jiménez RA,Isiordia LE,Eddy JM,McDade TW,Small J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To systematically summarize the literature examining ethnic minority status and body image dissatisfaction (BID) among children and adolescents living in Canada and the United States. Literature was identified by entering search terms into six electronic databases and through an electronic hand search of key research ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kimber M,Couturier J,Georgiades K,Wahoush O,Jack SM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data on 10,761 low-income emergency department (ED) patients participating in the Emergency Department-Primary Care Connect program to identify successful methods of disseminating information on availability of primary care clinics. Data were obtained from all five hospitals in Montgomery County, Maryland,...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ruben K,Mortensen K,Eldridge B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess prevalence and factors associated with binge drinking, cannabis use and tobacco use among ethnic Norwegians and ethnic minority adolescents in Oslo. We used data from a school-based cross-sectional survey of adolescents in junior- and senior high schools in Oslo, Norway. The particip...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Abebe DS,Hafstad GS,Brunborg GS,Kumar BN,Lien L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV), and willingness to vaccinate among a convenience sample of 60 immigrant Dominican parents of adolescent sons in a Federal Qualified Health Clinic in Puerto Rico. Participation involved completing a...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Colón-López V,Quiñones V,Del Toro-Mejías LM,Conde-Toro A,Serra-Rivera MJ,Martínez TM,Rodríguez V,Berdiel L,Villanueva H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing up as an undocumented immigrant and transitioning to "illegal" adulthood can expose the person to adverse social determinants, which can detrimentally affect mental health by acting as chronic stressors. Although there have been several attempts to reform immigration, none have been entirely successful. Recent...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Stacciarini JM,Smith RF,Wiens B,Pérez A,Locke B,LaFlam M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many legal residents in the United States (US)-Mexico border region cross from the US into Mexico for medical treatment and pharmaceuticals. We analyzed whether recent increases in homicides in Mexico are associated with reduced healthcare access for US border residents. We used data on healthcare access, legal entrie...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Geissler KH,Becker C,Stearns SC,Thirumurthy H,Holmes GM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this community-based study was to assess the prevalence of chronic diseases among 18-65 year old Bhutanese refugee women resettled in Northeast Ohio, United States (US). A Nepali-language questionnaire was administered in a face-to-face mode. Anthropometric measurements included height, weight, and hip ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Bhatta MP,Shakya S,Assad L,Zullo MD

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the prevalence and association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes with cardiovascular risk factors among Puerto Ricans adults. Data from a household survey of 857 adults aged 21-79 years who underwent interviews, physical exams, and blood draws were analyzed. Prevalence of total DM and predi...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Pérez CM,Soto-Salgado M,Suárez E,Guzmán M,Ortiz AP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review postulates the current mental health status in migrant children and adolescents in the North American continent. 35 studies published from 2009 to 2013 chosen from a systematic literature research were included. Almost all studies were conducted in the United States and Canada. From the perspective ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Belhadj Kouider E,Koglin U,Petermann F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the incidence of lung cancer among Puerto Ricans (PRs) with that of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States. We computed age-standardized rates of lung cancer during 1992-2010 and percentages of change over time. Standardized rate ratios (SRR) were estimated to assess racial/ethnic and g...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Calo WA,Suárez E,Soto-Salgado M,Quintana RA,Ortiz AP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immigrant population in Seville has grown over the last 10 years, most of which are Latin Americans. Our aim was to describe the health status perceived in this emerging population. In 2011, a cross-sectional study was performed on a representative sample of 190 Latin American immigrants between the ages of 25 and...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： González-López JR,Rodríguez-Gázquez MA,Lomas-Campos MM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bedouins comprise one of the ethnic groups in Israeli society. They are Muslims, most of who live in the Negev desert region of southern Israel and live by their unique traditions and customs. At the present they are going through a period of "society in transition", a unique condition that has ramifications for h...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Treister-Goltzman Y,Peleg R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While early detection through screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer is essential in improving cancer survival, it is not evenly utilized across class, race, ethnicity, or nativity. Given that utilization of early detection through screenings is not evenly distributed, immigrants who have much lower ra...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Reyes AM,Miranda PY

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mongolian immigration into South Korea has increased rapidly over the last decade. It is important to better understand dietary patterns of immigrants because these patterns are associated with health risk. This study aimed to characterize dietary patterns of Mongolian immigrants in South Korea. Dietary intakes of 500...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Park H,Tserendejid Z,Song KH,Lee J,Lee Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between indicators of acculturation and weight loss strategies among Latinas. Latinas residing in the United States longer had more experience with various weight loss strategies (r = 0.24, p = 0.05). Controlling for demographic factors and BMI, years of U.S. residence was related ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Marquez B,Ayala GX,Wing RR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper, part of a larger epidemiological study carried out between 2004 and 2010, analyzed immigrants frequenting the largest Apulian regional hospital (Bari Policlinico). Our aim was to evaluate the perception on the part of undocumented immigrants of their rights of access to the National Health Care services an...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Brindicci G,Trillo G,Santoro CR,Volpe A,Monno L,Angarano G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. Hispanics have the same incidence of stroke, but are more likely to have subsequent strokes than non-Hispanic whites. This difference in outcome may be attributable to differences in stroke risk factor awareness. Patients at a community health center in Tucs...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Nokes B,Sim Y,Gibson B,Byreddy S,Labiner DM,Coull B,Chong J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we scrutinize prevalence of current smoking and binge drinking among adult US immigrants, and examine whether age at migration predicts these two behaviors and moderates the effect of length of residence. Immigrant groups include those from Latin America/Caribbean, East and South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Li K,Wen M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00