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Arab American immigrants in New York: health care and cancer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.
Arab American immigrants in New York: health care and cancer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.
- Source :
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Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2008 Oct; Vol. 10 (5), pp. 429-36. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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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 the cancer incidence, mortality, and screening practices of Arab Americans is overwhelmingly lacking. To better understand the health care and cancer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Arab American immigrants, five single-gender focus groups were convened with Arab men and women in New York City. Attention was given to factors that act as barriers to utilization of general health care services, and of cancer prevention, treatment, and support services. The data revealed the importance of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate health interventions in partnership with trusted community leaders, and the need for follow-up research of this understudied immigrant population.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Arabs education
Cultural Competency
Emigrants and Immigrants education
Emigration and Immigration legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Focus Groups
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East ethnology
Prejudice
Qualitative Research
Socioeconomic Factors
Spirituality
Urban Health Services statistics & numerical data
Arabs psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Neoplasms ethnology
Neoplasms etiology
Urban Health Services organization & administration
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-1912
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of immigrant and minority health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18080200
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9106-2