Dixit Avika, Miner Emily M, Wiehe Sarah E, McHenry Megan S
Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr;20(2):370-379. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0648-7.
Over 70,000 Burmese refugees have resettled in the United States in the past decade. While Burmese adolescents quickly acculturate into American society, their perspectives on health are not well-known. The purpose of this study was to identify adolescent Burmese refugee perspectives on determinants of health and health-related experiences after resettlement. In this qualitative study, Burmese adolescents took photographs depicting health-related experiences that were used as elicitation tools during focus groups. These discussions were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for themes. Participants described positive determinants of health, including family and church. Rampant tobacco use was identified by the participants as a determinant of poor health within the Burmese community. Notably, the participants were proud to serve as liaisons within their community, despite the stressful nature of this role. Our results highlight the need to screen this population for anxiety, secondary to serving as a liaison for their community, as well as tobacco use.
在过去十年中，超过7万名缅甸难民在美国重新定居。虽然缅甸青少年能迅速融入美国社会，但他们对健康的看法却鲜为人知。本研究的目的是确定缅甸青少年难民对重新安置后健康决定因素及与健康相关经历的看法。在这项定性研究中，缅甸青少年拍摄了描绘与健康相关经历的照片，这些照片在焦点小组讨论中用作启发工具。对这些讨论进行了录音、转录并分析主题。参与者描述了健康的积极决定因素，包括家庭和教会。参与者认为缅甸社区内猖獗的烟草使用是健康不佳的一个决定因素。值得注意的是，尽管担任社区联络人压力很大，但参与者仍为能担任这一角色而感到自豪。我们的研究结果强调，鉴于该人群担任社区联络人以及吸烟的情况，有必要对其进行焦虑筛查。
