Sexual Victimization Among Sexual and Racial/Ethnic Minority Women: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

2019 ◽  
pp. 675-691
Author(s):  
Gabriela López ◽  
Elizabeth A. Yeater ◽  
Ryan S. Ross ◽  
Kristen N. Vitek
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Factors Associated with Viral Suppression among Racial/Ethnic Minority Women in the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program, 2017

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sikeade O. Caleb-Adepoju ◽  
Rahel Dawit ◽  
Semiu O. Gbadamosi ◽  
Diana M. Sheehan ◽  
Kristopher P. Fennie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Viral Suppression ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Dade County ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Ryan White ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Changing Social and Built Environments to Promote Physical Activity: Recommendations from Low Income, Urban Women

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendell C. Taylor ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Emily Lees ◽  
Joseph T. Hepworth ◽  
Karina Feliz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Background:Middle age and older (mean = 58.7 y), racial/ethnic minority women report low levels of physical activity. Recommendations to change the social and built environments to promote physical activity in this group are underdeveloped. Two research questions guided this study: What environmental changes are recommended by racial/ethnic minority women? What policies are related to the environmental changes?Methods:The findings from nine Nominal Group Technique sessions with 45 subjects were analyzed.Results:More police protection, cleaner streets, removal of drugs from streets, more street lights, walking groups, and free gyms were prioritized by subjects as the most important recommendations. The relevant policies included municipal, police department, sanitation department, public works, and transportation department.Conclusions:Racial/ethnic minority women living in low income, urban areas recommend improvements that affect overall quality of life. Meeting basic needs may be a prerequisite for use of physical activity resources.

scholarly journals Stress Management, Depression, and Immune Status in Lower-Income Racial/Ethnic Minority Women Co-infected with HIV and HPV

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina R. Lopez ◽  
Michael H. Antoni ◽  
Julia Seay ◽  
Jonelle Potter ◽  
MaryJo O'Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Immune Status ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Maternal experiences of racial discrimination and child weight status in the first 3 years of life

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Dixon ◽  
S. L. Rifas-Shiman ◽  
T. James-Todd ◽  
K. Ertel ◽  
N. Krieger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Ethnic Minority Women ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Among US racial/ethnic minority women, we examined associations between maternal experiences of racial discrimination and child growth in the first 3 years of life. We analyzed data from Project Viva, a pre-birth cohort study. We restricted analyses to 539 mother–infant pairs; 294 were Black, 127 Hispanic, 110 Asian and 8 from additional racial/ethnic groups. During pregnancy, mothers completed the Experiences of Discrimination survey that measured lifetime experiences of racial discrimination in diverse domains. We categorized responses as 0, 1–2 or ⩾3 domains. Main outcomes were birth weight for gestational age z-score; weight for age (WFA) z-score at 6 months of age; and at 3 years of age, body mass index (BMI) z-score. In multivariable analyses, we adjusted for maternal race/ethnicity, nativity, education, age, pre-pregnancy BMI, household income and child sex and age. Among this cohort of mostly (58.2%) US-born and economically non-impoverished mothers, 33% reported 0 domains of discrimination, 33% reported discrimination in 1–2 domains and 35% reported discrimination in ⩾3 domains. Compared with children whose mothers reported no discrimination, those whose mothers reported ⩾3 domains had lower birth weight for gestational age z-score (β −0.25; 95% CI: −0.45, −0.04), lower 6 month WFA z-score (β −0.34; 95% CI: −0.65, −0.03) and lower 3-year BMI z-score (β −0.33; 95% CI: −0.66, 0.00). In conclusion, we found that among this cohort of US racial/ethnic minority women, mothers’ report of experiencing lifetime discrimination in ⩾ 3 domains was associated with lower fetal growth, weight at 6 months and 3-year BMI among their offspring.

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