J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(1):258-270. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0023.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), accounting for one in every four U.S. deaths, has had a devastating impact on Mississippi's African American population. Seeking innovative mitigation models, this study assesses CVD prevalence and reach via barbershops to rural Mississippi African Americans.
Data was collected from barbershop clientele who consented to be screened and contacted for referral to clinical care if blood pressure was found to be elevated.
Most participants were African American (97.7%, n=2,756) and male (54.4%). Descriptive findings revealed more than one-third of participants (34.2%) had elevated blood pressure at screening. Factoring in those with hypertension in control, we found lower rates of hypertension in the male population (males 51.4% vs. females 57.8%), a sharp contrast to national rates.
Evaluation findings suggest CVD prevalence in rural Mississippi is comparatively high but that barbershop partners were able to successfully reach and screen the target population.
心血管疾病（CVD）在美国的死亡率中占比达四分之一，对密西西比州的非裔美国人造成了毁灭性的影响。为寻求创新的缓解模式，本研究通过理发店评估密西西比州农村非裔美国人的 CVD 患病率和可及性。
数据来自同意接受筛查并在发现血压升高时被联系转介至临床护理的理发店顾客。
大多数参与者为非裔美国人（97.7%，n=2,756）且为男性（54.4%）。描述性发现表明，超过三分之一的参与者（34.2%）在筛查时血压升高。考虑到接受治疗的高血压患者，我们发现男性的高血压患病率较低（男性 51.4%，女性 57.8%），与全国水平形成鲜明对比。
评估结果表明，密西西比州农村地区的 CVD 患病率相对较高，但理发店合作伙伴成功地接触到并对目标人群进行了筛查。
