ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk Screening among African Immigrants: The African Immigrant Health Study.
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- Association of US Nativity and Length of US Residence With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, by Disaggregated Race and Ethnicity.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Hypertension and the Well-Being of African Migrants in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Among African Immigrants: Lessons from a Community-Based Outreach Program.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Blood pressure screening in Mata Sector, a rural area of Rwanda.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Article
- Social isolation among indigenous college students in Peru: the role of language, culture, and acculturation.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Disparities in the Use of Annual Heart Health Screenings Among Latino, Black, and Asian Immigrants: Evidence from the 2011 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- An Overview of Body Size Preference, Perception and Dissatisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africans Living in the United States.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Prevalence Among White, African American, African Immigrant, and Afro-Caribbean Adults: Insights From the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
Acculturation and immigration-related factors may impact preventive, routine cardiovascular risk (CV) screening among African immigrants. We examined the associations between length of stay, percent of life spent in the U.S. (proxy for acculturation), and CV screening. Outcomes were recent screening for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine these relationships. Among 437 African immigrants, 60% were males, mean age was 47 years, 61% had lived in the U.S. for ≥10 years, mean length of stay was 15 years, and 81% were employed. Only 67% were insured. In the 12 months prior, 85% had screened for hypertension, 45% for diabetes, and 63% for dyslipidemia. African immigrants with a ≥10-year length of U.S. stay had 2.20 (95%Confidence Intervals: 1.31−3.67), and those with >25% years of life spent in the U.S. had 3.62 (95%CI: 1.96−6.68) higher odds of dyslipidemia screening compared to those with a <10-year length of stay and ≤25% years of life spent in the U.S., respectively. Overall, screening for CV risk higher in African immigrants who have lived longer (≥10 years) in the U.S. Recent African immigrants may experience challenges in accessing healthcare. Health policies targeting recent and uninsured African immigrants may improve access to CV screening services.
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