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{"title":"The Association of Non-English Language Preference with Reported HIV Testing in the United States, 2015-2018.","authors":"Emily Lupton Lupez, Kathryn E W Himmelstein, Abarna Pearl, Jennifer E Bayly, Eden Y Bernstein, Brianne L Olivieri-Mui","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01708-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01708-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"882-886"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12309354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sub-Saharan African Immigrants Living in the United States Maintain Healthy Diets Despite Dietary Acculturation: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Luyue Zheng, Tamara T Alam, Amber H Khemlani, Ruby N A Armah, Margrethe F Horlyck-Romanovsky","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01718-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01718-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to conduct a scoping review and synthesize current evidence that examines post-immigration diets among adult and adolescent Sub-Saharan African people who have immigrated to the United States (US). In September 2022, PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases were searched for studies published between 2000 and 2022. A total of 3,388 articles were found. After title, abstract, and full-text review, 31 articles were included in this review. A total of 24 articles reported on overall diet (incl. dietary quality, healthy diet, alcohol, and food security); 3 articles reported on food security and diet; and 4 articles evaluated alcohol use only. Only 10 articles included quantitative diet data. In the US, Sub-Saharan African immigrants continue to eat a variety of food groups and maintain low alcohol consumption. Traditional grains (e.g., teff, millet, sorghum), goat meat, and fried fish remain central to their diet. Immigrants report skipping meals when not hungry but noticed increased snacking in the US. Overall, Sub-Saharan African immigrants find it important to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, cook at home, and eat family meals. Qualitative evidence suggested that highly processed and fast food increased in the US, however, those findings were based on self-assessments which may overestimate the significance of relatively low and infrequent intake in the US compared to no intake in countries of origin. Fast food consumption should also be considered in the context of social networks, financial stress, and food environments. Refugees appear to be at a greater risk of food insecurity than other immigrant groups. Furthermore, no association was found between length of stay and food insecurity. Overall, alcohol consumption was low. Although age at immigration did not affect alcohol intake, religiosity and gender norms made alcohol consumption more acceptable among men than women living in the US. The very limited documentation of dietary intake among people from Sub-Saharan African countries living in the US is a serious shortcoming. Inadequate data may lead to incomplete and incorrect negative assessments of these populations' diets and health. Accurate assessment of dietary intake and a better understanding of the effect of dietary acculturation are fundamental to supporting healthy diets among people from Sub-Saharan African countries living in the US.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"830-876"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144584128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"National Estimates for Developmental and Physical Health Among Middle Eastern and North African Children in the United States.","authors":"Kyrah K Brown, Florence J Dallo, Tiffany B Kindratt","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01695-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01695-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) children in the United States (US) have been invisibilized in population health research due to being classified as White on federal reporting forms. Our primary objective was to estimate and compare the prevalence of developmental and physical health conditions among foreign-born MENA children compared to US-born White children. Cross-sectional data from the 2000-2018 National Health Interview Survey (n = 358,686 children; ages 0-17 years) captured parent reports of their child's developmental or physical health conditions. Foreign-born MENA were compared to US-born White and foreign-born White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian children. Age- and sex-adjusted prevalence estimates were calculated. Logistic regression was used to compare foreign-born MENA to US-born White children after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. The prevalence of any health conditions among MENA children was 8.3%, which was significantly lower than US-born (16.8%) and foreign-born (13.7%) White children (p <.05). Foreign-born MENA children had lower odds of ADD/ADHD (OR = 0.26; 95%CI = 0.15-0.46), developmental delays (OR = 0.47; 95%CI = 0.25-0.89), and asthma (OR = 0.62; 95%CI = 0.41-0.96) compared to US-born White children. All foreign-born groups had lower odds of ADD/ADHD and asthma compared to US-born White children. Our findings support the immigrant health paradox, theorizing that the health of foreign-born individuals is better than US-born individuals. Health patterns among foreign-born MENA children are more similar to foreign-born minoritized children. Future studies should examine how the health patterns of foreign-born MENA children may change longitudinally as they become more acculturated to living in the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"757-765"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144015203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Perceived Social Determinants of Mental Health among African Youth Refugees in South Australia.","authors":"William Mude, Patrice Whitehorne-Smith, Tafadzwa Nyanhanda, Lillian Mwanri","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01728-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01728-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"743-750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420765/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144567518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immigrants' Experience of Navigating eHealthcare Tools in Canada: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Yasamin Asbaghi, Sonya Goertzen, Anastasia Houldsworth, Caroline Monnin, Mohamed-Amine Choukou","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01717-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01717-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to healthcare in Canada is evolving alongside eHealth tools. Despite a growing immigrant population, there's limited research on their usage of eHealthcare. Occupational therapists in Canada are increasingly involved in supporting and advocating for the accessibility of immigrants to the eHealthcare system.To provide an overview of services, barriers, and facilitators within the eHealth navigation experience by immigrants to Canada from the available published literature. A scoping review was conducted to gather academically published and grey literature, available between 2013 and 2024, that pertains to immigrants' use of eHealth in Canada. An initial search took place in 2023 and was updated in 2024, yielding 296 articles. Thirteen (13) manuscripts were included in the scoping review. Analysis of the results revealed three themes within the literature addressing immigrants' navigation of eHealth tools: the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, social determinants of eHealth, and online information-seeking behaviours. The analysis of the outcomes from the included studies revealed critical gaps in Canada's health system that challenge immigrants' access to eHealth services and recommendations to address these gaps. Collaboration among stakeholders is essential to develop tailored interventions and policies, with occupational therapists positioned to play a crucial role in helping to achieve equitable access to eHealth for immigrants in Canada. More research is needed to inform the creation and integration of culturally sensitive and linguistically accessible eHealth tools in Canada, tailored to meet the needs of immigrants in terms of their cultural background, context, and language.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"809-819"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144528269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Training to Act (Formar para Actuar): Peer-to-Peer Education to Promote Health Among Vulnerable Immigrant Women in Barcelona (Spain).","authors":"H Ouaarab-Essadek, M Fornaguera, M Navarro, A Salomón, P Peremiquel-Trillas, J Gómez I Prat","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01732-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01732-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Formar para actuar\" (FxA; \"Training to act\") is an innovative peer-to-peer educational program that employs a training-action model with a gender and intercultural perspective. The program aims to enhance knowledge and empower immigrant women to advocate for health promotion within their communities. This study assesses FxA program's impact on knowledge acquisition and participant satisfaction. Conducted across four FxA editions (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022), this before-and-after intervention study evaluates a structured two-module approach implemented consecutively in each edition. In Module 1 (Training), migrant women with leadership and community ties attended 12 h of training led by healthcare professionals, covering sexual and reproductive health and communication strategies. Those identifying a peer group advanced to Module 2 (Action), acting as peer educators and leading workshops. Self-reported questionnaires covering sociodemographics, knowledge and satisfaction, were collected from both peer educators and participants. Knowledge impact comparisons before and after the intervention were performed using paired t-tests. Module 1 of the FxA program trained 29 migrant women as peer educators; 20 continued in Module 2, delivering workshops to 166 participants who faced higher vulnerability levels, including language barriers, fewer years in Europe, and lower educational levels. The study revealed significant knowledge improvements, particularly among women participants. Overall satisfaction was high. This study highlights the program's effectiveness in transmitting health promotion messages within vulnerable environments by training immigrant women as peer educators. The findings provide valuable insights to implement the program in other regions and further reinforce its application in public health programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"778-786"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144575539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sociopolitical Events in the Home Country and Psychological Distress among Iranian Immigrants in the United States: Investigating the Role of Emotion Regulation, Acculturation, and Social Support.","authors":"Alireza Zareian Jahromi, Joshua L Brown, Zaniv Chhina, Andrew Rasmussen","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01733-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01733-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"687-696"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144698649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resiliency of Foreign-Born Hispanics in Stressful Events: Evidence of the Healthy Immigrant Paradox During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Hankyung Jun, Manita Rao, Emma Aguila","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01731-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01731-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic heightened levels of depression and anxiety globally. While foreign-born Hispanics faced additional stressors compared to their native-born counterparts, they may have displayed better mental health outcomes as suggested by the Healthy Immigrant Paradox. However, it remains unclear whether this paradox extends to indicators of psychological distress, particularly in the face of unprecedented stressors like the pandemic. Using a multivariate logistic regression model and a sample of Hispanic older adults from the Health and Retirement Study, we investigate the association between foreign-born status and depressive symptoms across three distinct periods: pre-pandemic, initial shutdown, and post-shutdown pandemic. We find that older foreign-born Hispanics experienced relatively lesser increases in depressive symptoms during the pandemic than the native-born, despite having lower socioeconomic status. Regression estimates, adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic factors, indicate that being foreign-born was associated with better psychological health during the post-shutdown period: foreign-born Hispanics depicted a 9-percentage-point reduction in the likelihood of reporting depressive symptoms relative to native-born individuals. We discuss different channels driving these effects and suggest that older foreign-born Hispanics may have recovered faster than native-born Hispanics due to higher levels of resiliency. Our results contribute to the literature on the Healthy Immigrant Paradox, particularly in the context of mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"658-666"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144799345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exposure to Air Pollution and the Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms in Northeast Ohio Farmworkers.","authors":"Maeve G MacMurdo, Veronica Dahlberg, Karen B Mulloy, Jacqueline Curtis, Daniel A Culver","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01700-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01700-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The burden of chronic respiratory disease among the Latino farmworker community remains poorly understood. We aim to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported respiratory symptoms in a cohort of Latino farmworkers and identify the association between occupational and environmental exposures and symptom burden. Utilizing participatory mapping in combination with satellite derived models of ambient air pollution exposure, we quantified estimated exposure to PM_2.5 over the harvest season. Self-reported exposure to pesticides, crowded housing and tobacco were evaluated via survey, along with self-reported prevalence of respiratory symptoms. One third of our participants (33.7%) reported persistent respiratory symptoms. We did not identify an association between PM_2.5 concentrations and self-reported respiratory symptoms. Loading and applying pesticides, and an increased ratio of workers per bedroom were associated with an increased risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms. Within our sample, respiratory symptoms were prevalent at a higher frequency than reported in national farmworker surveys. No association between estimated exposure to ambient air pollution and self-reported respiratory symptoms was identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"751-756"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420761/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Wait-List Controlled Pilot Trial of a Preventive Mental Health Intervention for Refugee Youth.","authors":"Julia Rosenberg, Patricia McDonough Ryan, Rachel Schaffer, Caroline O'Brien, Veronika Shabanova, Fereshteh Ganjavi, Mona Sharifi","doi":"10.1007/s10903-025-01739-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-025-01739-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an urgent need for effective, strengths-based interventions that address unique mental health needs of the increasing US population of refugee and immigrant children. \"EMPOWER\" (Emotions Program Outside the clinic and Wellness Education for Recent arrival) is a preventive mental health and wellness intervention adapted for refugee and immigrant children, which was previously developed by an interdisciplinary team. This pilot, non-randomized, wait-list controlled trial incorporated mixed methods to evaluate preliminary efficacy and implementation of EMPOWER. Children in the intervention (n = 13) vs. control (n = 6) group had findings indicating potential improvement in emotional awareness using Trait Meta Mood Attention to Feelings scores (difference-in-difference 4.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) -5.9, 15.2) points), with findings demonstrating possible clustering by family (intraclass correlation of 18.9%, p = 0.06). Both groups demonstrated improved COVID-19 knowledge. Pediatric Quality of Life scores were higher for the intervention vs. control by an additional 99.2 points (95% CI -82.2, 280.7), although the observed difference did not reach statistical significance, and the scores did not demonstrate evidence of clustering by family (intraclass correlation 0%, p = 1.00). Parents described varying awareness of EMPOWER components, expressed satisfaction with the intervention, and identified a need for longer opportunities for participation. The EMPOWER intervention may support children's emotional awareness and quality of life. Future iterations can include integration directly into educational settings and can assess outcomes related to emotional regulation, emotional awareness, and mitigation of traumatic risk factors over time. Clinical Trials Registration: This study can be found at clinicaltrials.gov, #NCT04931888, where a study record was opened in June 2021, with a start date of May 20, 2022. The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available to protect confidentiality and privacy of participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":"723-733"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144812103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}