Changes in social status and postmigration mental health among West African immigrants.

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
Sagal Ahmed ◽  
Andrew Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Status ◽  
African Immigrants ◽  
West African ◽  
West African Immigrants

Abstract P354: The “Afro-Cardiac Study” Identifies High Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in West African Immigrants in the United States

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 131 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Y Commodore-Mensah ◽  
Charles A Berko ◽  
Maame E Sampah ◽  
Joycelyn Cudjoe ◽  
Cheryl D Himmelfarb
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
African Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
West African ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
West African Immigrants

Introduction: The African immigrant population grew 40-fold between 1960 and 2007, from 35,355 to 1.4 million with one third coming from West Africa, primarily Ghana and Nigeria. African immigrants have been understudied and, traditionally, lumped into the racial category of Black/African-American. We have examined the prevalence of CVD risk factors (hypertension, overweight/obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, current smoking and physical inactivity), assessed global CVD risk and identified independent predictors of increased CVD risk by sex in West African immigrants (WAI). Methods: Cross-sectional study of WAI (Ghanaians and Nigerians) aged 35-74 years recruited from churches in the Baltimore/ Washington, DC metropolitan area. CVD risk factors were determined per AHA guidelines. Descriptive statistics were performed on participant’s Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) scores and CVD risk factors with comparison by sex. Participants with PCE scores ≥7.5% and ≥3 CVD risk factors were deemed high risk. A multivariable logistic regression was fitted to identify independent predictors of high CVD risk. Results: The mean age of the 253 participants was 49.5±9.2 years and 58% were female. Males were more likely to be employed than females (90% vs. 72%; p=0.001). Only 52% of participants had health insurance. The majority [54% [137/253)] had ≥3 CVD risk factors and 28% had PCE score ≥7.5%. Smoking was the least prevalent (<1%) and overweight/obesity the most prevalent (88%) risk factor. Although females (64%) were more likely to be treated for hypertension than males (36%), there was no difference in hypertension control by sex. Diabetes was identified in 16% of the participants. Mean total cholesterol (TC) was 180.9±33.9mg/dL and 32% had TC level ≥200mg/dL. In addition, 44% were found to be physically inactive (<150minutes/week of moderate or <75minutes/week of vigorous physical activity). In females, employment [0.18 AOR, 95%CI: 0.075-0.44)] and health insurance [0.35 AOR, 95%CI 0.14-0.87)] were associated with a PCE score ≥7.5%. In males, higher social support was associated with a 0.92 (95%CI: 0.84-0.98) odds of having ≥3 CVD risk factors. Conclusion: The high prevalence of CVD risk among relatively young WAIs is worrisome and suggests that the “healthy immigrant effect” may no longer hold for 21st century African immigrants. Employment and health insurance were protective against high CVD risk in females with social support protective against high CVD risk in males. CVD prevention strategies must be tailored to the unique needs of the WAI with consideration of socioeconomic status and sex.

A genetic population study of six Y chromosomal STRs in Central-West African immigrants in Spain and Southwest Spain populations

2003 ◽  
Vol 1239 ◽  
pp. 369-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.J. Gamero ◽  
J.L. Romero ◽  
J.L. González ◽  
M.I. Cuesta ◽  
M. Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Study ◽  
African Immigrants ◽  
West African ◽  
Genetic Population ◽  
West African Immigrants

scholarly journals High rate of HIV-1 co-infection in HIV-2 West African immigrants living in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Silvia Requena ◽  
AnaBelen Lozano ◽  
MariaJosé Ríos-Villegas ◽  
Estrella Caballero ◽  
Rafael Benito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Immigrants ◽  
West African ◽  
High Rate ◽  
West African Immigrants ◽  
Hiv 1

scholarly journals Local politics in the time of Turabi's revolution: gender, class and ethnicity in western Sudan

Africa ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kevane ◽  
Leslie Gray
Keyword(s):  
Local Politics ◽  
African Immigrants ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Economic Advantage ◽  
West African ◽  
Political Decision ◽  
Marginal Groups ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
West African Immigrants ◽  
Political Decision Making

In one small village in western Sudan local political struggles over power and resources are enmeshed in discursive struggles over representations of gender, ethnicity, class and community. Analysis of two specific conflicts illustrates this point. In one conflict over control of a village grain co-operative some villagers sought to exclude women, West African immigrants and the poor from participating in political decision-making. In a second conflict over a roadside market these same villagers, empowered by the divisive rhetoric and policies of the National Islamic Front regime, again mobilised dominant representations of class, gender and ethnicity in an attempt to prevent marginal groups from gaining economic advantage. In both cases, villagers translated national discourses in different ways, refracting ideology to meet their specific local interests. These conflicts and fractured discourses epitomise the process of civil breakdown that has marked the tenure of the NIF regime.

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