Physical activity, acculturation, and immigrant status of Asian Indian women living in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitha Mathew Joseph ◽  
Sandra K. Hanneman ◽  
Sheryl L. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United States ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Status ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Asian Indian Women

Group Dance and Motivational Coaching for Walking: A Physical Activity Program for South Asian Indian Immigrant Women Residing in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-271
Author(s):  
Manju Daniel ◽  
David Marquez ◽  
Diana Ingram ◽  
Louis Fogg
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United States ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indian Immigrant ◽  
Indian Immigrant Women ◽  
South Asian Indian

Background: South Asian Indian immigrants residing in the United States are at high risk of cardiovascular disease (prevalence ≥35%), diabetes (prevalence 45.4%), and stroke (prevalence 26.5%). This study examined the effect of culturally relevant physical activity interventions on the improvement of physiological measures and average daily steps in at-risk midlife South Asian Indian immigrant women. Methods: In this 2-arm interventional research design, the dance (n = 25) and the motivational phone calls group (n = 25), attended social cognitive theory–based motivational workshops every 2 weeks for the first 12 weeks. Data for weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol level, and 12-lead electrocardiogram were collected at the baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks. Results: Significant differences were seen in body weight (F2,94 = 4.826, P = .024; ), waist circumference (F2,92 = 7.496, P = .001; ), systolic blood pressure (F2,94 = 19.865, P = .000; ), triglyceride (F2,94 = 11.111, P = .000; ), cholesterol (F2,94 = 8.925, P = .001; ), blood sugar level (F2,94 = 8.851, P = .000; ), and average daily steps across both intervention groups over time (F2,96 = 30.94, P = .000; ). Conclusion: Culturally relevant motivational workshops with Indian dance and walking are an innovative approach to increasing lifestyle physical activity among South Asian Indian immigrant women.

Risk of Cesarean Delivery among Nulliparous Asian-Indian Women with Term Singleton Pregnancies

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
Alexander Melamed ◽  
Allison Bryant ◽  
Malavika Prabhu
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Cesarean Delivery ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Nulliparous Women ◽  
Asian Indian Women ◽  
Perinatal Database

Objective Asian-Indian women are a growing population in the United States, but little data exist about their risk of cesarean delivery (CD). We characterize the odds of CD among Asian-Indian women and determine whether neonatal birth weight modifies this relationship. Study Design This is a retrospective cohort study using an administrative perinatal database from California. We identified 1,029,940 nulliparous women with live, singleton, nonanomalous deliveries between 37 and 42 completed weeks of gestation. We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to determine if Asian-Indian women were more likely to deliver by CD, compared with white non-Hispanic women, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical variables. We explored if birth weight was an effect modifier, testing the interaction term's significance using Wald's test, and performed multivariable logistic regressions stratified by birth weight category. Results Asian-Indian women comprised 2.0% of the cohort. Compared with white non-Hispanic women, Asian-Indian women had an adjusted odds of 1.41 (95% confidence interval: 1.36–1.46) for CD. However, we noted effect modification of birth weight on the odds of CD by race/ethnicity (p < 0.001). Among all birth weight categories exceeding 3,000 g, Asian-Indian women had higher odds of CD than white non-Hispanic women. Conclusion Asian-Indian women are at greater risk of CD than white non-Hispanic women when birthweight exceeds 3,000 g.

scholarly journals Asian-Indian Female International Students: A Photovoice Study of Health and Adaptation to the Immigration Experience

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Cooper ◽  
Susan Yarbrough
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Care ◽  
Asian Indian Women ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Coping

The purpose of this study was to explore the health related perspectives of female Asian-Indian international students enrolled in a mid-size public university in the United States. Using the biocultural model of human adaptation and photovoice methodology, we conducted a two-phase qualitative exploratory study whereby participants were interviewed, then asked to take photographs reflecting their physical or mental health. Their photographs and related narratives provided insights into the students’ health related beliefs and coping behaviors as they adapted to a new physical and social environment. The knowledge gained from this study provides health care professionals, counselors, and educators insights that might be helpful in providing culturally sensitive care and services to Asian Indian women living in the United States for the purposes of higher education.

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