Department of Health Policy, Management, & Behavior, University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA.
Womens Health Issues. 2010 May-Jun;20(3):219-26. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.01.004.
In the United States, Latinos are the largest ethnic group after non-Hispanic whites. Latinos currently represent 15% of the U.S. population and their numbers are growing in nontraditional areas. Latino women (Latinas) disproportionately experience chronic disease risk factors and report low levels of leisure time physical activity. This study examined cultural factors associated with leisure time physical activity among Latinas living in a new Latino destination in northeastern New York.
Community-based participatory research, a collaborative approach in which community members are equitably and actively involved in the research process, was employed for this study. The Latina Health Survey was administered in Spanish and English to 289 Latina adults through snowball sampling.
Women reported that their national origin was predominantly Puerto Rican (58.7%) or Dominican (18.2%). Only 6.6% of women met American College of Sports Medicine's physical activity recommendations of exercising 5 days a week; 25% participated in physical activity two or more times per week. Acculturation and religious service attendance at least once a week was positively associated and fast food consumption one or more times a week was negatively associated with physical activity.
This study implicates the need for physical activity promotion efforts among Latinas who are culturally responsive and that address fast food consumption. In addition to acculturation, other, more specific cultural factors need to be examined to understand physical activity correlates among Latinas. Research among Latinas living in new Latino destinations is important for understanding behavior and tailoring health interventions among Latinos living in nontraditional areas.
在美国，拉丁裔是继非西班牙裔白人之后最大的族裔群体。拉丁裔目前占美国人口的 15%，其数量在非传统地区不断增加。拉丁裔女性（拉丁裔女性）不成比例地面临慢性疾病风险因素，并报告低水平的闲暇时间体育活动。本研究调查了生活在纽约东北部新拉丁裔目的地的拉丁裔女性与闲暇时间体育活动相关的文化因素。
本研究采用社区参与式研究，这是一种社区成员平等和积极参与研究过程的协作方法。通过滚雪球抽样，用西班牙语和英语向 289 名拉丁裔成年人发放了拉丁裔健康调查。
女性报告说，她们的原籍国主要是波多黎各（58.7%）或多米尼加（18.2%）。只有 6.6%的女性符合美国运动医学学院的体育活动建议，即每周锻炼 5 天；25%的人每周至少两次参加体育活动。同化和每周至少参加一次宗教服务与体育活动呈正相关，而每周食用快餐一次或多次与体育活动呈负相关。
本研究表明，需要针对具有文化敏感性的拉丁裔女性开展体育活动促进工作，并解决快餐消费问题。除了同化之外，还需要研究其他更具体的文化因素，以了解拉丁裔女性的体育活动相关性。在新拉丁裔目的地生活的拉丁裔女性的研究对于了解非传统地区拉丁裔的行为和调整健康干预措施非常重要。
