This chapter consolidates research on cultural beliefs and attitudes that serve as barriers to the management of sexual healthcare among Western, Asian, and Middle Eastern practicing physicians in the USA. The chapter first reviews evidence from the research literature to demonstrate how physicians ...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170457This qualitative study of gay men in China found that sociocultural factors influenced sexual beliefs and behaviors. Yu Y, Xiao S. Health and life satisfaction for Chinese gay men in Guangzhou, China. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2017;...
The experiences of elderly South Asian (SA) men who have immigrated to Canada provide unique insights to men's health and illness and beliefs. In this article, we describe the connections between masculinity, culture, and health among a cohort of 14 SA immigrant men. The findings indicated tha...
Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity—A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Washington, DC, USA, 2001. Nelson, C.H.; Park, J. The nature and correlates of unmet health care needs in Ontario, Canada. Soc....
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healthcare institutions in the US have been replete with the stereotypical racial beliefs. Afro-American literature while addressing the irrefutable presence of racial culture in the American society, has further emerged to portray the complex narrative experiences of black women in healthcare ...
AsianAmericansAsiansare not a homogenous group. They do‚ however‚ constitute a significant minority group in the United States.AsianAmericansrepresent many distinct subgroups that speak different languages‚ worship through different religions‚ and practice different customs and beliefs. The main ...
Both of these cultural beliefs can lead to the underutilization of existing services for caregivers of ADRD [8,9]. Additionally, a large portion of these minorities are immigrants who have limited support from family and friends, and lack of knowledge about available services due to language ...
In 2010 there were 14.7 million Asian Americans living in the United States and in 2011 that number increased to 18.2 million.1 Culturally, Asian American people have traditions and beliefs that contradict those of the Western world.2 “Culture molds people’s values, attitudes, and beliefs; ...
many Southeast Asians understand these conditions in cultural terms. Given the traditional beliefs that health and well-being rest on the equilibrium between the internal and external environment, between the physical and the metaphysical, many look upon recurrent nightmares and “hearing voices” as vi...