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  Hispanic or Latino Americans All Persons 1. Diseases of heart Diseases of heart 2. Malignant neoplasms Malignant neoplasms 3. Unintentional injuries Cerebrovascular diseases 4. Cerebrovascular diseases Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5. Diabetes mellitus Unintentional injuries 6. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Alzheimer’s disease 7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases Diabetes mellitus 8. Homicide Influenza and […]

Interior of a botanica in Boston, Massachusetts. 316 ■ Chapter 12 Table 12–8 Comparison of Selected Health Status Indicators—All Races and Hispanic or Latino: 2007 Health Indicator All Races Hispanic or Latino Crude birth rate per 1,000 population by race of mother 14.3 23.4 Percentage of live births to women receiving first-trimester prenatal care 67.5

Current Health Problems The Hispanic health profile is marked by diversity, and people of the Hispanic community experience perhaps the most varied set of health issues encountered by any of the emerging majority populations. The diversity in health problems is intertwined with the effects of socioeconomic status, as well as with geo- graphic and cultural

Time Orientation Present Source: Spector, R. (1992). Culture, ethnicity, and nursing. In P. Potter & A. Perry (Eds.), Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book. Reprinted with permission. This material was published in Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Jackie Crisp and Catherine Taylor (Eds), Copyright Elsevier (2009). 314 ■ Chapter 12

Entry into Mainland Health Systems Puerto Ricans living in New York City and other parts of the northern United States experience a high rate of illness and hospitalization during their first year on the mainland, as do other people of Hispanic origin. It is worthwhile consider- ing the vast differences between living in New York

Selected Orishas, the Corresponding Saints, and Related Health Problems Orisha Saint Health Problem Obatala Crucified Christ Bronchitis Chango Saint Barbara Violent death Babalu-Aye Saint Lazarus Sickness Bacoso Saint Christopher Infections Ibeyi Saints Cosmos and Damian Infant illnesses Ifa Saint Anthony Fertility Yemaya Our Lady of Regla Maternity Sources: Gonzalez-Wippler, M. (1987). Santeria—African magic in Latin

Common Folk Diseases and Their Treatment Table 12–4 lists a number of folk diseases and the usual source and type of treatment as reported to me by several Puerto Ricans. Many of these diseases or disharmonies were mentioned in the section on Mexican approaches. None- theless, there are subtle differences in the ways folk diseases

Describe demographic disparity as it is seen in the health manpower distribution of the Hispanic populations as represented in the health care delivery system. HEALTH and ILLNESS in the Hispanic Populations ■ 309 others practice santeria. Most studies on HEALTH and ILLNESS beliefs and HEALING have been conducted on Mexicans. It is not easy to

304 ■ Chapter 12:Describe current health care problems of the Hispanic populations. thereby satisfying the pica, and is not considered harmful. The mother with food cravings is advised to satisfy them. The mothers are also instructed: 1. not to lift heavy objects, 2. to take laxatives to prevent constipation, 3. to exercise often by walking

Describe current health care problems of the Hispanic populations. HEALTH and ILLNESS in the Hispanic Populations ■ 303 Other folk healers include the materia, or spirit channeler, and the partera, or lay midwife. The parteras continue to practice today, but their numbers are dwindling. Box 12–1 describes the scope of the partera’s practice. Box 12–1