Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-567

Factors that influence self-reported general health status among different asian ethnic groups: Evidence from the roadmap to the new horizon: Linking Asians to improved health and wellness study (Article)

Maty S.C. , Leung H. , Lau C. , Kim G.
  • a School of Community Health, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, United States
  • b Asian Health and Service Center, 3430 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR, United States
  • c Asian Health and Service Center, 3430 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR, United States
  • d Asian Health and Service Center, 3430 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR, United States

Abstract

Little is known about the determinants of self-reported general health status among different Asian ethnic subgroups. Using a community-based participatory research approach, we designed, administered, and analyzed a cross-sectional survey of 705 Asians (292 Chinese, 226 Korean, 187 Vietnamese) in the Portland, Oregon region to describe associations between general health status and several sociodemographic and health-related factors in pooled and ethnic-group-stratified samples. Ethnic variation existed in all covariate distributions, except employment, public-service use, language use, health status, visiting healthcare providers, sleep habits, and use of prayer, meditation, yoga or acupuncture. Acculturation measures were strong predictors of poor/fair health in logistic regression models regardless of ethnicity. Ethnic variation in outcome status existed for all remaining covariates. Most health-related research overlooks the heterogeneity within the Asian population. These findings highlight substantial variability in the associations between self-reported general health status and sociodemographic and health-related measures between Asian ethnic groups. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Chinese socioeconomic position Vietnamese Korean Self-reported general health status Asian Americans Acculturation

Index Keywords

human Self Report middle aged Asia health status Aged Health Surveys ethnology United States Young Adult Humans Adolescent male Acculturation Aged, 80 and over female population research cultural factor Article adult Censuses social class Oregon health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79957453303&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-010-9349-1&partnerID=40&md5=e6cb125ff5d380fc87f351b94372bd6d
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9349-1
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English