abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of psychosocial factors have been identified as mediators of the impact that acculturation exerts on adolescent drug use. We sought to evaluate gender differences in mediators of the impact of acculturation on substance abuse. METHODS:We used t-test and logistic regression to analyze data collected...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Saint-Jean G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey on tobacco use among 318 Filipino immigrant men aged 40-75 years was conducted in Los Angeles, California. Those who reported more English language use with their family, friends and neighbors (OR = 1.31) and who lived in households with complete smoking prohibition (OR = 3.82) were more likely to be successf...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Garcia GM,Romero RA,Maxwell AE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undocumented immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border face many hazards as they attempt to enter the United States, including heat and cold injury, dehydration, and wild animal encounters. In the Tucson sector of the US-Mexico border, there are over 100 deaths a year from heat-related injuries alone. Public awareness ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： DeLuca LA,McEwen MM,Keim SM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When individuals enter a new community, they face many challenges in terms of adjusting to a new language, different customs and unfamiliar norms. These challenges may result in mental and/or general health problems. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:The primary purpose of this study was to ascertain the mental health...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Jafari S,Baharlou S,Mathias R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over-use and misuse of antibiotics are major causes of antibiotic resistance. This study explored the understanding and reported use of antibiotics amongst three ethnic groups in New Zealand. METHODS:Questionnaire survey of 300 Indian, Egyptian, and Korean people. RESULTS:Most people (73.3%) knew that anti...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Norris P,Ng LF,Kershaw V,Hanna F,Wong A,Talekar M,Oh J,Azer M,Cheong L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient-physician language discordance is associated with worse quality of healthcare for patients with limited English proficiency. Patients with language-discordant physicians have more problems understanding medical situations. The impact of patient-physician language concordance on lifestyle counseling am...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Eamranond PP,Davis RB,Phillips RS,Wee CC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine interactional styles of general practitioners (GPs) in consultations with Dutch patients as compared to ethnic minority patients, from the perspective of level of mutual understanding between patient and GP. Data of 103 transcripts of video-registered medical interviews were analyz...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Schouten BC,Meeuwesen L,Harmsen HA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about stroke awareness in Latinos with low literacy and living in regions with high stroke rates. METHODS:We surveyed a convenience sample of 60 adult Latinos living in Charleston South Carolina to examine recognition of 4 common warning signs of stroke and appropriate first action to call 9...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ellis C,Wolff J,Wyse A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identify characteristics of hospital-based language services (LS), and describe practices of identifying patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and interpreter training. Participants Seventy-one hospitals applied to participate in a national initiative. Applicants were non-federal, acute care hospita...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Regenstein M,Mead H,Muessig KE,Huang J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has suggested that disordered gambling is endemic to Cambodian refugees. Whereas earlier study of the prevalence and correlates of disordered gambling has relied on convenience sampling, this investigation used a subset of a sample representative of the largest Cambodian refugee community in the US....

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Marshall GN,Elliott MN,Schell TL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco control is a priority of the British Columbia Ministry of Health as illnesses associated with tobacco use are the leading cause of preventable death in the province. As a result of increased immigration, British Columbia's demographic profile is becoming more diverse and necessitates approaches to he...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Stoll K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to obesogenic environments in the U.S. may foster development of overweight in immigrants with greater acculturation. Few studies document mechanisms of the acculturation process from immigrants' own perspectives or describe implications on the children of immigrants. Focus groups and in-depth interviews were...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Sussner KM,Lindsay AC,Greaney ML,Peterson KE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arab immigrants living in the United States total between 1.5 million and 3.5 million, and have been growing in number each decade. New York's Arab population, at 405,000, ranks third in the U.S. after California and Michigan. Despite the large numbers, little health research has focused on this population. Data about...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Shah SM,Ayash C,Pharaon NA,Gany FM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a comprehensive national needs assessment of Latinos' access to HIV/AIDS prevention and education services in 14 cities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with Latinos who were HIV-positive and at risk for HIV infection. The study explored risk...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Rios-Ellis B,Frates J,D'Anna LH,Dwyer M,Lopez-Zetina J,Ugarte C

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the physical health status of immigrants with specific considerations of Asian and Hispanic populations and explores possible mechanisms through which health outcomes of interest can be explained. Analyses of the National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) of 2000 and 2001 revealed that foreign-born i...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Huh J,Prause JA,Dooley CD

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many individuals applying for political asylum allege maltreatment and sometimes torture in their countries of origin, the utility of medical evaluations in asylum adjudication has not been documented. This study compares the asylum grant rate among US asylum seekers who received medical evaluations from Phys...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lustig SL,Kureshi S,Delucchi KL,Iacopino V,Morse SC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relationship between timely immunization series completion among children of immigrants and parental nativity, residential duration in the United States, and citizenship status. We analyzed data from the childhood immunization supplement of the 2000-2003 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS)...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Buelow VH,Van Hook J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immigrants to Canada must undergo screening for syphilis. This study presents the results of syphilis screening from 2000 to 2004 and describes its impact on Canadian syphilis reporting and epidemiology. The study identifies migrant groups at risk of syphilis disease. METHODS:All permanent resident applican...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： MacPherson DW,Gushulak BD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection drug use is of increasing concern along the US-Mexico border where Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juarez are located. Methamphetamine has long been manufactured and trafficked through Mexico, with low rates of use within Mexico. With methamphetamine use now considered epidemic in the United States, and with associ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Case P,Ramos R,Brouwer KC,Firestone-Cruz M,Pollini RA,Fraga MA,Patterson TL,Strathdee SA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parent beliefs regarding food, health, and child feeding behaviors among Latinos have not been well-documented. A series of eight focus groups were conducted with English-speaking and Spanish-speaking low-income Latina mothers of preschoolers to investigate their beliefs regarding how food and food preparation are rel...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Gomel JN,Zamora A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian Indian (AI) immigrants have been suggested to be at increased risk for chronic disease. This study examined the metabolic risk factors for CVD among AI immigrants participating in a health fair in Southern Michigan, in the U.S. Participants included AI men (n = 44) and women (n = 57) who completed a demographic ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Jonnalagadda SS,Khosla P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While increasing numbers of researchers are targeting ethnic minorities in order to address their health disparities, the unique health needs of Korean Americans are not well known to the mainstream community, and only relatively few systematic research studies have been conducted in this "hard-to reach" population. T...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Han HR,Kang J,Kim KB,Ryu JP,Kim MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the food insecurity situation among families resettled into the United States as part of the refugee resettlement program. This paper reports on a pilot study examining food insecurity among recently arrived refugee families (n=33). Objectives were to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of me...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Hadley C,Sellen D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the impact of the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on emotional problems, prescription drug usage, and utilization of medical and mental health services within the Chinese community in lower Manhattan. We administered a survey to 148 randomly selected Chinese workers affected by the WTC attacks in ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： de Bocanegra HT,Moskalenko S,Kramer EJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the 1996 welfare reform, newly arrived older immigrants with less than 5 years of residence (NOIs) have been barred from Medicaid benefits. Neither are they eligible for Medicare due to lack of work history. This study examines the relationship between immigrant status (NOIs or not), health insurance, and he...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Choi S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrition programs that target English-as-Second-Language (ESL) students can potentially improve their nutrition knowledge. This pilot study evaluated the effect of a Food Guide Pyramid (FGP) lesson on nutrition knowledge of ESL students (ages 9-12 years) in a refugee after-school program. A pre- and post-FGP lesson o...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Garcia-Lascurain MC,Kicklighter JR,Jonnalagadda SS,Boudolf EA,Duchon D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00