Disparities in the Use of Annual Heart Health Screenings Among Latino, Black, and Asian Immigrants: Evidence from the 2011 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey
Latino and Asian immigrants have lower odds of annual blood pressure screenings than US-born White adults. More studies exploring facilitators and barriers to the accessibility and use of heart health screenings are needed.
Authors
- Ruth‐Alma Turkson‐Ocran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9932-052X)
- Samuel Byiringiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-0348)
- Yvonne Y Commodore-Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5054-3025)
- Chitchanok Benjasirisan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-0721)
- Sabrina Elias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-1770)
- Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-4316)
- Arum Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-5249)
- Binu Koirala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-8422)
- Suratsawadee Kruahong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-2705)
- Yuling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-0442)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.123.032919
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University