Advertising and Public Relations Department, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33181, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Oct;14(5):885-9. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9579-5.
Health disparities among Latinos have been associated with acculturation, but there is a lack of consensus about how acculturation variables translate into health beliefs that can be used to target attitude and behavior change interventions. Transcripts from three qualitative studies including 64 Latino immigrant adults were analyzed through inductive reasoning to assess relationships between more or less acculturated attitudes, and demographic variables. In the three topic areas of gender roles, sex education, and seeking professional help, attitudes ranged from conservative (less acculturated) to liberal (more acculturated), but did not seem associated with age, education or years in the United States. When dealing with specific health topics, it is not possible to infer specific attitudes, strength of attitudes or level of acculturation of intervention recipients. To develop sound, culturally competent interventions, it is necessary to assess the targets' beliefs and attitudes and tailor messages in specific contexts.
拉丁裔人群中的健康差异与文化适应有关，但对于文化适应变量如何转化为可用于针对态度和行为改变干预的健康信念，尚未达成共识。通过归纳推理对包括 64 名拉丁裔移民成年人在内的三项定性研究的转录本进行了分析，以评估态度与人口统计学变量之间的关系。在性别角色、性教育和寻求专业帮助三个主题领域中，态度从保守（较少适应）到自由（更多适应）不等，但与年龄、教育或在美国的年限似乎没有关联。在处理特定的健康主题时，无法推断干预对象的具体态度、态度的强弱或文化适应程度。为了制定合理、文化上适宜的干预措施，有必要评估目标人群的信念和态度，并根据具体情况调整信息。
