布朗克斯西非社区的乙型肝炎查用血压仪:一个队列研究
Julie Nguyen1, Mandira Shashank1, Jessie A Birnbaum1
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Lancet regional health. Americas
|May 29, 2024
概括
布朗克斯的高血压查计划在西非移民中促进了乙型肝炎查. 这一举措还帮助将个人纳入美国医疗保健系统,解决了共同的健康挑战.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
背景情况:
- 乙型肝炎 (HBV) 和高血压 (HTN) 是西非 (WA) 社区,特别是美国的重大健康问题.
- 移民在访问和导航美国医疗保健系统管理这些条件时面临挑战.
- 乙型肝炎病毒带有污名,而高血压性肝炎病毒更广泛地被认可,存在独特的管理障碍.
研究的目的:
- 评估高血压查计划在促进西非移民中乙型肝炎查方面的有效性.
- 评估该计划在促进融入美国医疗保健系统方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 通过基于信仰的组织和社区聚会,提供了高血压教育计划.
- 对诊所访问感兴趣的参与者接受了血压测量,获得了免费的血压袖子,并提供了乙型肝炎检测.
- 为没有保险的个人提供了保险援助和护理联系.
主要成果:
- 高血压在48.4%的参与者中被发现,有相当数量的参与者不知道自己的情况.
- 几乎所有参与者都接受了乙型肝炎查,显示乙型肝炎表面抗原的阳性率为7.5%.
- 超过三分之一的患有高血压的参与者成功地与美国医疗保健系统内的持续护理联系起来.
结论:
- 将高血压查整合到社区外展计划中,有效地提高了乙型肝炎查率.
- 提供免费的血压手和医疗护理导航援助等资源可以改善移民人口的健康结果和系统整合.
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