{"title":"NAHN Joins Climate Health Leaders to Advocate for Solutions for Pollution.","authors":"Adrianna Nava","doi":"10.1177/15404153231182065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153231182065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9794458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio M Quispe, Victor Roman-Lazarte, Deysy K Cornelio, Yohaida M Florez, Abigail Romero Q, Lucía Vargas, Claudia A Sedano
{"title":"Femicides and Victim's age-Associated Factors in Peru.","authors":"Antonio M Quispe, Victor Roman-Lazarte, Deysy K Cornelio, Yohaida M Florez, Abigail Romero Q, Lucía Vargas, Claudia A Sedano","doi":"10.1177/15404153231163324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153231163324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>. Femicides are an increasing social problem worldwide. In this study, we aim to describe the trend of femicides in the prepandemic decade and characterize the femicide victims and their perpetrators. <b>Methods</b>. We assessed the trend of femicides in Peru during 2010-2019 and performed a cross-sectional study to analyze the femicides reported in 2019 using open data. <b>Results</b>. We analyzed 166 femicides reported in 24/25 regions of Peru in 2019 and calculated a yearly incidence of 1.01 femicides per 100,000 women. This incidence level represents an increase of 38% compared to the mean annual incidence from 2010 to 2018 (0.74 femicides per 100,000 women). Most femicides occurred in urban areas (64%), through strangling/asphyxiation (25.9%), stabbing (23%), and shooting (16%). Most victims were mothers (61%) 30 years old or over (51%). Most perpetrators have had a partner history with their victims (69%), 30 years old or over (62%), employed (57%), and consumed enablers (51%). Our regression analysis observed that the victim's age was associated with the perpetrator's age and partner history. <b>Conclusions</b>. Femicides are endemic in Peru, and the main characteristics of the victims and their perpetrators offer opportunities for tackling this social problem in Peru and similar low- to middle-income countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"166-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9779376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Gómez Gómez, Carolina Alfaro González, Catherine Strachan Lindenberg, Sara Benítez Majano, Vilma Medrano García, Luis F Guillen, Mariana Harnecker Romanjek, Mary Coffman
{"title":"Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Youth Health in Nicaragua: A Randomized Field Study.","authors":"Adriana Gómez Gómez, Carolina Alfaro González, Catherine Strachan Lindenberg, Sara Benítez Majano, Vilma Medrano García, Luis F Guillen, Mariana Harnecker Romanjek, Mary Coffman","doi":"10.1177/15404153221125171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153221125171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> Nicaragua is among the poorest countries in Latin America and has one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in the region. One in four of pregnancies are adolescents and they are more likely to experience poverty and gender and economic inequality. <b>Method:</b> This pilot randomized field study assessed use, satisfaction, and impact of a brief e-learning short-term intervention to improve the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge, skills, motivations, and behaviors among 14-17-year-old Nicaraguan youth. <b>Results:</b> While access to technology and internet were significant barriers, App and email delivery channels were feasible means for communicating with youth who had access to the internet and mobile devices. Youth who used the app were most likely to complete the entire intervention. Youth were very satisfied with the intervention (98%) and significantly improved SRH knowledge, skills and motivations, and delayed age at the first sexual encounter. <b>Conclusion:</b> Results are promising and indicate potential for the scalability of this type of intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"142-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9785313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raquel Burnham, Yesenia Gamero, Sara Misurelli, Maria Mora Pinzon, Maichou Lor
{"title":"Understanding Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors, and Barriers to Hearing Loss Care Among Hispanic Adults and Caregivers.","authors":"Raquel Burnham, Yesenia Gamero, Sara Misurelli, Maria Mora Pinzon, Maichou Lor","doi":"10.1177/15404153221137671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153221137671","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> While 9.5 million U.S. Hispanic adults have hearing loss, limited research has focused on their hearing care experiences. This study examines the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and barriers to hearing care among Hispanic adult patients with hearing loss (HL) and their caregivers. <b>Methods:</b> In a qualitative study, participants were recruited through community organizations, social media, and word of mouth. Participants were interviewed through virtual platforms and audio recorded. The recording was then transcribed verbatim in Spanish, translated to English, and analyzed using a hybrid deductive and inductive content approach. <b>Results:</b> The 12 participants (age 35-92, 83.3% female) comprised seven individuals with HL and three family caregivers. Most participants attributed HL to aging and genetics, and most shared a stigmatized community attitude toward HL that silenced any discussion of it. Barriers to hearing care included high cost, lack of insurance, and language barriers. These resulted in negative experiences with providers and poor access to hearing tests and auditory devices. <b>Conclusions:</b> The study's findings suggest a need to improve access to comprehensive low-cost hearing services and education in the Hispanic community. Additionally, unique challenges of this community should be addressed to promote hearing health and self-management.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"150-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10144261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer C Molokwu, Alok Dwivedi, Adam Alomari, Jesus Guzman, Navkiran Shokar
{"title":"Effect of Text Message Reminders on Attendance at Cervical Cancer Screening Appointments in a Predominantly Hispanic Population.","authors":"Jennifer C Molokwu, Alok Dwivedi, Adam Alomari, Jesus Guzman, Navkiran Shokar","doi":"10.1177/15404153221098950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153221098950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hispanic women have the highest rates of incident cervical cancer in the United States (U.S.) and are 1.9 times more likely to die from cervical cancer than non-Hispanic Whites. <b>Objective:</b> Assess the impact of text message reminders on cervical cancer screening attendance and completion. <b>Design:</b> Pragmatic non-randomized study design using propensity matched analysis. <b>Setting:</b> Community-dwelling low-income females in the U.S./Mexico border community. A total of 2,255 mainly Hispanic females aged 21-65. <b>Methods:</b> Text message reminders in addition to usual care (telephone call reminders). <b>Results:</b> After adjusting for significant factors and propensity score matching, individuals in the text reminder group had 11% lower screening incidence than individuals without text reminders (risk difference [RD] = -0.11, 95% <i>CI</i>: -0.16, -0.05; <i>p</i> < .001). <b>Conclusion:</b> Participants with text reminders were less likely to complete cervical screening than usual practice in a predominantly Hispanic population. Our study demonstrates that reminders' content rather than method may be vital to improving our population's cancer screening rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"121-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9787178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Be an Author!","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/15404153231184457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153231184457","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 3","pages":"119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9816880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Culturally Tailoring Plant-Based Nutrition Interventions for Hispanic/Latino Adults at Risk for or With Type 2 Diabetes: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Linda M Koh","doi":"10.1177/15404153221085696","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15404153221085696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence continues to increase among Hispanic/Latino adults. The purpose of this study was to explore and analyze literature on culturally tailored nutrition interventions to identify how to best implement a whole food plant-based (WFPB) culinary intervention to improve health outcomes for Hispanic/Latino adults at risk for developing or diagnosed with T2DM. <b>Methods:</b> A methodological review was performed by searching PubMed, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, and Food Science and Technology Abstracts. Inclusion criteria consisted of peer-reviewed articles in English, from January 2009 to January 2020, using the search terms: \"Hispanic adults or Latino adults\", \"culturally tailored or ethnic\", \"diabetes\", \"dietary or nutrition\", \"intervention\", and \"vegan or plant based\". Studies included adults at risk for/diagnosed with T2DM. <b>Results:</b> Of 1,474 articles retrieved, 15 met the inclusion criteria. Four main themes were identified: participant interest, feasibility of intervention, development and implementation of intervention, and impact of the intervention. <b>Conclusion:</b> Further research should focus on culturally tailored nutrition interventions and use of a WFPB diet to reduce risk for T2DM in Hispanic/Latino adults. Continued discussion should be patient- and community-centered to promote equity, health, and disease prevention through the use of culturally tailored methods and design, not only limited to curriculum and language.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 2","pages":"89-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11600662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9352877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seiichi Villalona, Heide Castañeda, Jason W Wilson, Nancy Romero-Daza, Mery Yanez Yuncosa, Christian Jeannot
{"title":"Discordance Between Satisfaction and Health Literacy Among Spanish-Speaking Patients with Limited English-Proficiency Seeking Emergency Department Care.","authors":"Seiichi Villalona, Heide Castañeda, Jason W Wilson, Nancy Romero-Daza, Mery Yanez Yuncosa, Christian Jeannot","doi":"10.1177/15404153211067685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153211067685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> The emergency department (ED) is one clinical setting where issues pertaining to health communication uniquely manifest themselves on a daily basis. This pilot study sought to understand satisfaction with care, perceptions of medical staff concern, awareness, and comprehension of medical care among Spanish-speaking patients with limited English-language proficiency (LEP). <b>Methods:</b> A two-phase, mixed-methods approach was employed among Spanish-speaking patients with LEP that presented to an ED in West Central Florida. The prospective phase consisted of semistructured interviews (<i>n</i> = 25). The retrospective phase analyzed existing patient satisfaction data collected at the study site (<i>n</i> = 4,940). <b>Results:</b> Content analysis revealed several linguistic barriers among this patient population including limited individual autonomy, self-blame for being unable to effectively articulate concerns, and lack of clarity in understanding follow-up care plans. Retrospective analysis suggested differences between responses from Spanish-speaking patients when compared with their English-speaking counterparts. <b>Conclusions:</b> Our findings suggest discordance between satisfaction and health literacy in this unique patient population. Although high satisfaction was reported, this appeared to be secondary to comprehension of follow-up care instructions.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 2","pages":"60-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9346104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Street Nursing: Teaching and Improving Community Health.","authors":"Diana M Cavazos","doi":"10.1177/15404153221098958","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15404153221098958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Living on the streets continues to be a traumatic and dangerous lifestyle that creates many challenges in society, especially challenges related to community health and health care. In San Antonio, Texas, half of the unhoused population is Hispanic, aligning with national reports that document how Hispanics/Latinxs are overrepresented in the unhoused communities. Street Medicine™ programs are surfacing nationwide and around the world, frequently as medical schools' initiatives, to provide medical care to unhoused populations, providing a unique learning opportunity for medical students and other health care disciplines, including Nursing. UT Health Street Nursing organization was formed in the context of a clinical rotation experience for the Population-Focused Health course while supporting and collaborating with Street Medicine SA. This initiative exposes nursing students to the reality of not having a place to live and the struggles vulnerable populations face to access and navigate health care services, discovering how Latinos generally have less access to quality health care and suffer from poor health.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 2","pages":"55-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9352897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth N Diaz, Joanna A Pineda, Qun Le, Julie A Wright, Mary L Greaney, Ana Cristina Lindsay
{"title":"How do Central American Parents in the United States View the Importance of and Obtain Information About Behaviors Associated with the Risk of Early Childhood Obesity?","authors":"Elizabeth N Diaz, Joanna A Pineda, Qun Le, Julie A Wright, Mary L Greaney, Ana Cristina Lindsay","doi":"10.1177/15404153221093735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153221093735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Data suggest that Latinx preschool-age children are at increased risk of obesity. The fastest-growing Latinx population in the United States originates from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, also known as the Northern Triangle countries. <b>Purpose:</b> To describe how Central American parents from the Northern Triangle countries perceive the importance of energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), their preferred sources to obtain information about EBRBs, and to assess whether these differ by parent's gender and country of the nativity. <b>Methods:</b> Cross-sectional survey. <b>Results:</b> Seventy-four parents with at least one child between 2 and 5 years of age participated in the study. More than half were immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and were classified as having low acculturation. Mothers perceived consuming <u>></u>5 fruits and vegetables daily, limiting sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, and having <u><</u>2 hours daily screen time as extremely important, whereas fathers perceived these behaviors as being less important. Although a higher proportion of foreign-born than US-born parents perceived most of the assessed EBRBs (4 out of 6) as extremely important, these differences were not significant. Parents reported multiple sources to obtain EBRB-related information. Direct person-to-person interactions were the most commonly preferred sources, with pediatricians being the top source (97.3%), followed by other parents (86.5%), and WIC professionals (74.3%). Pediatricians were the preferred source to obtain information about EBRBs, irrespective of parent's gender and country of the nativity. A higher proportion of US-born than foreign-born parents reported a preference to obtain EBRB-related information from other parents. <b>Conclusions:</b> Findings suggest the significance of understanding how Central American parents perceive the importance of EBRBs and the sources they would prefer to obtain information for their children's EBRBs. Study findings have implications for health education and obesity prevention interventions designed to reach and deliver key evidence-based child health information to Central American parents from the Northern Triangle countries in the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":73240,"journal":{"name":"Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses","volume":"21 2","pages":"78-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9358818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}