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31 lip 2024 · This collection of articles underscores issues at the heart of the Hispanic or Latino population, such as history, immigration, discrimination or xenophobia, lack of representation in the workforce, health prevention, identities, and the importance of data disaggregation.
22 lis 2020 · Family, religion, and gender roles play an essential part in the cultural heritage of Hispanic people, which heavily impacts health outcomes in this population.
18 lis 2021 · To provide an updated understanding of folk and traditional medicine (FTM) among Hispanic parents in the United States, we surveyed 200 caregivers identifying their child as Hispanic in a pediatric primary care clinic about their cultural health beliefs and practices.
The objectives of this article were 1) to critically examine the evidence for a link between acculturation and health disparities in Latinos with a focus on T2D and nutrition-related risk factors and 2) to illustrate how acculturation principles can help design culturally appropriate T2D self-management interventions in Latinos.
5 lis 2023 · This narrative aims to introduce some fundamental cultural factors and beliefs in the Hispanic culture that impact health. It also seeks to provide insights into culturally sensitive practices, to promote quality nursing care and address health disparities within this population.
Cultural issues play a major role in patient compliance. Every culture has beliefs about health, disease, treatment, and health care providers. People within any cultural group are not homogeneous, even though they may hold many beliefs, practices, and institutions in common.
15 lip 2015 · Demographic and cultural factors have been found to affect health behaviors in Latinos in both positive and negative ways, but few studies have examined the impact of culture and adherence to machismo norms on health behaviors in a mixed gender community sample of Latinos. Of particular interest was if positive (caballerismo) or negative ...
