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The Health Status of Zimbabwean Immigrants in the US: A Needs Assessment

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  • Clara M. Gona
  • Tendai H Lupafya
  • Natsai Zhou-Chidavaenzi
  • Eunice Mafundikwa
  • Philimon N. Gona

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Many Zimbabwean immigrants have settled in the US in the past 20 years. These immigrants originate from a country highly burdened with HIV and other non-communicable diseases. The health needs of these immigrants are not known. To determine the prevalence of health conditions, and healthcare utilization of Zimbabwean immigrants. A cross-sectional study of 98 Zimbabwean immigrants recruited at religious festivals, completed questionnaires and had blood pressure and weight measurements taken. Three quarters (74.4%) were overweight/obese, 34.7% had hypertension, 79.6% were health insured, 87% had regular PCPs. In the year prior 78.7% had seen a provider, and 25% had utilized the ER for care. Despite regular visits to providers participants, Zimbabwean immigrants utilized the ER more frequently than other populations and had high prevalence of preventable cardiovascular disease risk factors. Providers need to partner with this population to come up culturally appropriate prevention and management interventions.

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  • Clara M. Gona & Tendai H Lupafya & Natsai Zhou-Chidavaenzi & Eunice Mafundikwa & Philimon N. Gona, 2021. "The Health Status of Zimbabwean Immigrants in the US: A Needs Assessment," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 30(7), pages 969-976, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:30:y:2021:i:7:p:969-976
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773821995496
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    1. Doreen Nkala & Eukeria Mashiri & Miriam Mugwati, 2014. "Zimbabwe Economic Crisis: The Social Dimension of the crisis," Journal of Social Economics, Research Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 1(4), pages 193-208.
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    1. Danielle Mensah & Oluwabunmi Ogungbe & Ruth-Alma N. Turkson-Ocran & Chioma Onuoha & Samuel Byiringiro & Nwakaego A. Nmezi & Ivy Mannoh & Elisheva Wecker & Ednah N. Madu & Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, 2022. "The Cardiometabolic Health of African Immigrants in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-18, June.
    2. Samuel Byiringiro & Binu Koirala & Tiwaloluwa Ajibewa & Eric K. Broni & Xiaoyue Liu & Khadijat Adeleye & Ruth-Alma N. Turkson-Ocran & Diana Baptiste & Oluwabunmi Ogungbe & Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb &, 2022. "Migration-Related Weight Changes among African Immigrants in the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-11, November.

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