TY - JOUR
T1 - The Afro-Cardiac Study: Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Acculturation in West African Immigrants in the United States: Rationale and Study Design
AU - Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne
AU - Sampah, Maame
AU - Berko, Charles
AU - Cudjoe, Joycelyn
AU - Abu-Bonsrah, Nancy
AU - Obisesan, Olawunmi
AU - Agyemang, Charles
AU - Adeyemo, Adebowale
AU - Himmelfarb, Cheryl Dennison
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States (US). African-descent populations bear a disproportionate burden of CVD risk factors. With the increase in the number of West African immigrants (WAIs) to the US over the past decades, it is imperative to specifically study this new and substantial subset of the African-descent population and how acculturation impacts their CVD risk. The Afro-Cardiac study, a community-based cross-sectional study of adult WAIs in the Baltimore-Washington metropolis. Guided by the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, we used a modification of the World Health Organization Steps survey to collect data on demographics, socioeconomic status, migration-related factors and behaviors. We obtained physical, biochemical, acculturation measurements as well as a socio-demographic and health history. Our study provides critical data on the CVD risk of WAIs. The framework used is valuable for future epidemiological studies addressing CVD risk and acculturation among immigrants
AB - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States (US). African-descent populations bear a disproportionate burden of CVD risk factors. With the increase in the number of West African immigrants (WAIs) to the US over the past decades, it is imperative to specifically study this new and substantial subset of the African-descent population and how acculturation impacts their CVD risk. The Afro-Cardiac study, a community-based cross-sectional study of adult WAIs in the Baltimore-Washington metropolis. Guided by the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, we used a modification of the World Health Organization Steps survey to collect data on demographics, socioeconomic status, migration-related factors and behaviors. We obtained physical, biochemical, acculturation measurements as well as a socio-demographic and health history. Our study provides critical data on the CVD risk of WAIs. The framework used is valuable for future epidemiological studies addressing CVD risk and acculturation among immigrants
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0291-0
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0291-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 26429573
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 18
SP - 1301
EP - 1308
JO - Journal of immigrant and minority health
JF - Journal of immigrant and minority health
IS - 6
ER -