Perceived Health Status of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City

Abstract

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New York' ta yaşayan Nijeryalı göçmenlerin sağlık algı durumları

Öz

Amaç: Göçmenlik, yeni göç eden insanların genel sağlık ve iyilik hallerini etkileyen stresli bir yaşam durumudur. Afrikalı göçmenlerin, gelişmiş toplumlarla bütünleşmeleri sürecinde, sağlık algılamalarına yönelik deneysel verilerde yetersizlik bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, New York’taki Nijeryalı göçmenlerin sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitelerini değerlendirmek amaçlandı. Gereç ve yöntem: Sistematik bir örneklem ile göçmenlerde (N=177), anket kullanılarak sosyodemografik bilgileri ve Rand 36-item Health Survey Instrument ile sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitesinin sekiz boyutu araştırıldı. Sonuçlar: Nijeryalı göçmenlerin sağlık algı skorları ABD popülasyonun normu ile yaşam kalitesi değişkenlerinde (fiziksel fonksiyon, sosyal fonksiyon, fiziksel sağlığa ait rol limitasyonu, duygusal sağlığa ait rol limitasyonu, enerji ve canlılık ile duygusal iyilik) benzerlik gösterdi. Bu göçmenlerin genel sağlık algıları ve bedensel ağrı skorları, Amerikan popülasyonundan fazla olduğu belirlendi. Sosyal fonksiyon skorları, gelir düzeyleri ve eğitim seviyeleri ile pozitif ilişkili bulundu. Tartışma: Yeni bir toplumda yaşamın, kadın ve erkek Nijeryalı göçmenlerde sağlık algısı ve iyilik durumunu farklı düzeylerde etkilediği belirlendi ve bu konuda daha fazla araştırmaya ihtiyaç olduğunu gösterdi

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nijeryalı göçmenler, Yaşam kalitesi, Sağlık durumu

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