Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Blood Pressure Control Among Refugees Resettled in the United States
These findings highlight the urgent need for culturally grounded health education and systems-level strategies that address both informational and perceptual barriers to BP control. Advancing health equity for refugee populations demands interventions that go beyond awareness, integrating trust-building, accessibility, and empowerment into chronic disease management.
Authors
- Tala Al‐Rousan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-924X)
- Oluwabunmi Ogungbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-0906)
- Yvonne Y Commodore-Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5054-3025)
- Abeer Alharthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-5851)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00487-7
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Saud University
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute