1 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
2 Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2019 Jan;30(1):39-46. doi: 10.1177/1043659618781707. Epub 2018 Jul 2.
Depression is among the most serious health problems experienced by immigrants. Research has not sufficiently explored the perspectives of immigrant men from male-dominant cultures on depression. The purpose of this study was to describe the perspectives of Nigerian immigrant men in the United States on depression and to determine whether their perceptions differ from those of their female counterparts of a previous study.
Focused applied ethnography was used to explore the perspectives of a purposeful sample of 18 Nigerian immigrant men in Houston, Texas, and analyze the data using a thematic approach.
The overarching theme was, "Depression does not exist in the Nigerian culture." The participants denied the existence of depression. Gender differences were not noted in their perception of depression.
The participants perceived depression differently from the U.S. dominant culture and may not receive adequate screening or treatment for depression, supporting the extant call for recognition of cultural differences in health care.
抑郁是移民经历的最严重的健康问题之一。研究尚未充分探讨来自男性主导文化的移民男性对抑郁的看法。本研究的目的是描述美国尼日利亚移民男性对抑郁的看法，并确定他们的看法是否与之前一项研究中女性移民的看法不同。
集中应用民族志方法探索了德克萨斯州休斯顿的 18 名尼日利亚移民男性的观点，并使用主题方法对数据进行分析。
首要主题是，“在尼日利亚文化中不存在抑郁。”参与者否认抑郁的存在。他们对抑郁的看法没有表现出性别差异。
参与者对抑郁的看法与美国主流文化不同，他们可能没有得到足够的抑郁筛查或治疗，这支持了在医疗保健中承认文化差异的呼吁。
