African Immigrant Health: The Health Promotion Beliefs of Zimbabwean Immigrants in the United States

Autor:	Rosalia S Gotora, Ruth Palan-Lopez, Philimon Gona, Clara M. Gona, Lisa Wood
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Gerontology education.field_of_study Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Taboo Immigration Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychological intervention Stigma (botany) Disease Focus group humanities Health promotion education Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 24:1261-1268
ISSN:	1557-1920 1557-1912
Popis:	To examine the health beliefs that can influence engagement in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction health promotion activities among Zimbabwe-born immigrants in the US. Focus group interviews with 37 New England-based Zimbabwean immigrants in the US conducted between January and April 2019. Focus groups were led by study investigators who were members of the Zimbabwean community. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data were analyzed using framework analysis. Five themes emerged: (1) negative attitudes toward ill health, (2) mistrust toward western medicine, (3) stigma and taboo toward ill health, (4) a negative change in eating habits and (5) negative attitudes toward physical exercise. The participants' attitudes and beliefs may interfere with their engagement in health promotion activities aimed at reducing the burden of CVD risk in this population. Understanding these beliefs paves the way for development of culturally congruent health promotion interventions in Zimbabwean and other African immigrant populations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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