Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association, Rochester, MN, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Apr;24(2):455-460. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01166-y. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
Somali immigrants are one of the largest African populations to resettle in the United States since 1990. There is an emerging literature base of disease-specific studies among Somali immigrants. However, we are aware of no studies on the health priorities for Somalis from the community's perspective. Somali adults in Minnesota completed a survey conducted by a community-based participatory research partnership on individual and community health priorities. Data were reported as counts and frequencies. 646 participants completed the survey. The most important health issues for individuals and their families were health behaviors (22.7%), diabetes (18.2%), and hypertension (14.4%), while those of the community were diabetes (22.5%), hypertension (18.8%) and weight (15.9%). This study found a significant overlap of health priorities among Somali individuals and their families compared to the community. These health priorities underscore the need to focus on non-communicable diseases among Somali immigrants.
自 1990 年以来，索马里移民是美国最大的非洲移民群体之一。目前，针对索马里移民的特定疾病研究的文献基础正在不断涌现。然而，我们没有从社区角度研究索马里人健康重点的研究。明尼苏达州的索马里成年人完成了一项由社区参与式研究伙伴关系进行的关于个人和社区健康重点的调查。数据以计数和频率报告。646 名参与者完成了调查。个人及其家人最重要的健康问题是健康行为（22.7%）、糖尿病（18.2%）和高血压（14.4%），而社区的健康问题是糖尿病（22.5%）、高血压（18.8%）和体重（15.9%）。这项研究发现，索马里个人及其家庭与社区相比，健康重点有明显的重叠。这些健康重点强调了需要关注索马里移民中的非传染性疾病。
