Considerations of Culture and Community in the Production of Hmong Health

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6061849
AutoresShannon M A Sparks (0009-0004-1535-4204, University of Wisconsin–Madison, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen42
Número3
Páginas224-234
Fecha de publicación2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/fcsr.12057
OpenAlexW2001074404
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas21

Health is locally produced by individuals, families, and households through the interplay and strategic utilization of a variety of internal and external resources, yet distally influenced by the larger ecological environment within which these are situated. The specific environmental factors that influence health vary across time and space, but are important to understanding and addressing health disparities. Data for this project come from 33 Hmong women who participated in focus groups conducted as part of an exploratory community‐based research study investigating cervical cancer screening disparities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hmong community. Participants identified a number of factors broadly falling into two ecological contexts—culture (beliefs about disease causation, treatment seeking, and modesty) and community (collective decision making, health literacy, and language)—influencing screening decisions. Understanding of these factors is important for developing culturally embedded and locally relevant solutions aimed at effectively increasing cervical cancer screening rates and improving health outcomes for Hmong women

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