A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area
Purpose: The number of Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada, is growing considerably, but no research to date has assessed the specific health needs of this burgeoning population. Thus, this study aims to assess health behaviors, perceived community health problems, and self-reported diseases/con...
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Mary Ann Liebert
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| author | Saruna Ghimire Prescott Cheong Lawrence Sagadraca Lung-Chang Chien Francisco S. Sy |
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| description | Purpose: The number of Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada, is growing considerably, but no research to date has assessed the specific health needs of this burgeoning population. Thus, this study aims to assess health behaviors, perceived community health problems, and self-reported diseases/conditions among Filipino Americans in the Greater Las Vegas area and evaluate any difference by gender.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 Filipino American adults residing in the Greater Las Vegas area using a prevalidated instrument.
Results: The self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes was 48%, 46%, and 25%, respectively. Adverse health behaviors, in terms of insufficient exercise and diets lacking in fruits and vegetables, were noted among our participants. Approximately 67% of participants reported exercising less than the recommended 150?min of physical activity per week and <3% of the study population ate the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. On the contrary, consumption of sweet snacks and salty condiments was high. More than two-thirds of respondents indicated that the Filipino American community should address the identified health conditions.
Conclusions: The high self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes demonstrates a pressing public health problem among Filipino Americans in Las Vegas. Given that our study population comprised predominantly college-educated, middle-income, and insured individuals, the findings may be underestimated and thus the actual disease prevalence may be even higher. Results of this survey will be used to develop future interventions for the Filipino American community in Las Vegas using the principles of community-based participatory research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80192a58282e46b9bac151dbad12c4722024-01-09T04:02:55ZengMary Ann LiebertHealth Equity2473-12422018-11-012133434810.1089/HEQ.2018.0042A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas AreaSaruna Ghimire0Prescott Cheong1Lawrence Sagadraca2Lung-Chang Chien3Francisco S. Sy4Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of NevadaPurpose: The number of Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada, is growing considerably, but no research to date has assessed the specific health needs of this burgeoning population. Thus, this study aims to assess health behaviors, perceived community health problems, and self-reported diseases/conditions among Filipino Americans in the Greater Las Vegas area and evaluate any difference by gender. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 Filipino American adults residing in the Greater Las Vegas area using a prevalidated instrument. Results: The self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes was 48%, 46%, and 25%, respectively. Adverse health behaviors, in terms of insufficient exercise and diets lacking in fruits and vegetables, were noted among our participants. Approximately 67% of participants reported exercising less than the recommended 150?min of physical activity per week and <3% of the study population ate the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. On the contrary, consumption of sweet snacks and salty condiments was high. More than two-thirds of respondents indicated that the Filipino American community should address the identified health conditions. Conclusions: The high self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes demonstrates a pressing public health problem among Filipino Americans in Las Vegas. Given that our study population comprised predominantly college-educated, middle-income, and insured individuals, the findings may be underestimated and thus the actual disease prevalence may be even higher. Results of this survey will be used to develop future interventions for the Filipino American community in Las Vegas using the principles of community-based participatory research.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2018.0042chronic conditionsdietary behaviorsFilipino Americanhealth needs assessmentLas Vegas |
| spellingShingle | Saruna Ghimire Prescott Cheong Lawrence Sagadraca Lung-Chang Chien Francisco S. Sy A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area Health Equity chronic conditions dietary behaviors Filipino American health needs assessment Las Vegas |
| title | A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area |
| title_full | A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area |
| title_fullStr | A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area |
| title_short | A Health Needs Assessment of the Filipino American Community in the Greater Las Vegas Area |
| title_sort | health needs assessment of the filipino american community in the greater las vegas area |
| topic | chronic conditions dietary behaviors Filipino American health needs assessment Las Vegas |
| url | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2018.0042 |
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