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Scaling Up Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment for Non-US Born Patients in a Federally Qualified Community Health Center
AbstractIn the United States (US), tuberculosis elimination strategies include scaling up latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis and treatment for persons at risk of progression to tuberculosis disease. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health partnered with Lynn Community Health Center to provide care to patients with LTBI who were born outside the US. The electronic health record was modified to facilitate collection of data elements for public health assessment of the LTBI care cascade. Among health center patients born outside the US, testing for tuberculosis infection increased by over 190%. From October ...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Consequences of the 2019 Public Charge Rule Announcement and Publication on Prenatal WIC Participation Among Immigrant Families: Evidence of Spillover Effects
This study analyzed the effects of the announcement and publication of the 2019 Public Charge Rule on participation of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) among pregnant immigrants. A difference-in-differences approach was used to analyze the changes in prenatal WIC participation before and after the 2019 Public Charge Rule announcement and publication among immigrants relative to US natives. We identified 17,623,683 live singletons born in a hospital from 2015 to 2019. Compared to US natives, the odds of prenatal WIC participation among immigrants were 11.4% lower after the 20...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Hepatitis C Screening and Antibody Prevalence Among Newly Arrived Refugees to the United States, 2010 –2017
AbstractSix refugee screening sites collaborated to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among newly arrived refugees in the United States from 2010 to 2017, identify demographic characteristics associated with HCV antibody positivity, and estimate missed HCV antibody-positive adults among unscreened refugees. We utilized a cross-sectional study to examine HCV prevalence among refugees (N  = 144,752). A predictive logistic regression model was constructed to determine the effectiveness of current screening practices at identifying cases. The prevalence of HCV antibodies among the 64,703 refugee...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Postpartum Expansion of Emergency Medicaid is Associated with Increased Receipt of Recommended Glycemic Screening and Care
AbstractOregon expanded Emergency Medicaid coverage to 60  days of postpartum care in 2018, facilitating ongoing care for conditions such as gestational diabetes. We linked Medicaid claims and birth certificates from 2010 to 2019 in Oregon and South Carolina, which did not expand postpartum care. We used a difference-in-difference design to measure the ef fects of postpartum care coverage among Emergency Medicaid recipients with gestational diabetes. Primary outcomes were receipt of recommended glucose tolerance testing and new diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. Our sample included 2,270 live births among a predominantly...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Acculturative Stress and Self-rated Health among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of the Social Environment and Social Support
This study highlights the importance of accounting for community of settlement when examining associations between acculturative stress and health-related outcomes. A finding that may have implications for interventions is that social support may help to counterac t the effects of acculturative stress. (Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health)
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Cross-Cultural Validation of the Barcelona Immigration Stress Scale
The objective of the current study is to revisit the psychometric properties of the Barcelona Immigration Stress Scale, an instrument aimed at measuring stress levels associated with the migration trajectory in any migrant group.  Using a sample of 915 migrants who consulted in primary care, we carried out principal component and confirmatory factor analyses as well as item response theory analyses applied both to the entire sample and to different migratory groups separately. The new reduced version of the scale has very good psychometric properties both in general and applied to the Latino migratory group, the largest ...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Latino/a Immigrants: The Role of Collective Responsibility and Confidence
AbstractResearch on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been sparse among Latino/a immigrants, a population at high risk for infection. This exploratory study examines rates of vaccine acceptance and its association with psychological antecedents of vaccination among Latino/a immigrants. A cross-sectional telephone survey on perceptions of COVID-19 was administered between October 2020 to February 2021 in South Florida to 200 adult Latino/a immigrants. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and logistic regression were employed to determine the influence of independent variables on vaccine acceptance. Most participants ind...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

DACA Recipient Health Care Workers ’ Barriers to Professionalization and Deployment of Navigational Capital in Pursuit of Health Equity for Immigrants
We report findings from a mixed-method (interview and questionnaire) study of 30 DACA recipients in Maryland. Nearly half of participants (14; 47%) worked in health care and social service fields. The longitudinal design featured three research phases conducted between 2016 and 2021, which enabled us to observe participants ’ evolving career trajectories and capture their experiences during a tumultuous period (due to the DACA rescission and COVID-19 pandemic). Using a community cultural wealth (CCW) framework, we present three case studies that demonstrate challenges recipients encountered as they embarked on health -re...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Changes in Acute ED Visits by Race/Ethnicity During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
This study used 2018 –2020 ED visit data from the largest safety net hospital in Los Angeles County to estimate ED visit differences for cardiac emergencies, diabetic complications, and strokes, during the first societal lockdown among Black and Hispanic patients using time series analyses. Emergency department visits were lower than the expected levels during the first societal lockdown. However, after the lockdown ended, Black patients experienced a rebound in ED visits while visits for Hispanics remained depressed. Future research could identify barriers Hispanics experienced that contributed to prolonged ED avoidance...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants
This study aims to describe and understand the relationship between sociodemographic factors and PrEP awareness, and willingness to use a PrEP modality (oral or injectable).Despite the availability of effective prevention tools such as HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), African immigrants in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although PrEP can significantly reduce HIV infection in this population, research evidence on PrEP outcomes, such as awareness, knowledge, and willingness to use, is extremely limited. Between April and May 2022, 92 participants completed an online survey assessing their awaren...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

A Case Study of the Impact of Language Concordance on Patient Care, Satisfaction, and Comfort with Sharing Sensitive Information During Medical Care
AbstractLinguistic barriers continue to be a source of difficulty and inappropriate treatment in our healthcare system. Several studies have shown the importance of language concordance, which leads to increased trust and higher patient satisfaction. The aim of this is study is to determine patients ’ satisfaction and comfort levels with sharing sensitive information in Spanish with either the health care provider or an interpreter, respectively, and to compare the results to find out if there is an option that patients prefer. There were two different groups of participants in the study. The experimental group was direc...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Acknowledging Reviewers of 2023
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Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Correction to: Acculturative Stress and Self-rated Health Among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of the Social Environment and Social Support
(Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health)
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Accuracy of Syrain  Refugee Mothers’ Perceptions of Newborn’s Birth Size: Insights from a National Survey in Turkey
This study aims to assess the accuracy of maternally perceived birth size and its associated factors among the Syrian refugees in Turkey, using the data from 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey Syrian Migrant Sample (TDHS-SM-18). The study includes information on the last-born child, singleton pregnancies, births in healthcare facilities, children under 5 living with their mothers, with recorded birth weight (n  = 969). The study categorizes the mother’s perception of size into three groups : compatible, overestimated, and underestimated. Various factors, including sociodemographic characteristics, financial as...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Scaling Up Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment for Non-US Born Patients in a Federally Qualified Community Health Center
AbstractIn the United States (US), tuberculosis elimination strategies include scaling up latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis and treatment for persons at risk of progression to tuberculosis disease. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health partnered with Lynn Community Health Center to provide care to patients with LTBI who were born outside the US. The electronic health record was modified to facilitate collection of data elements for public health assessment of the LTBI care cascade. Among health center patients born outside the US, testing for tuberculosis infection increased by over 190%. From October ...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research