Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior

Namratha Kandula; Munerah Ahmed; Sunita Dodani; Leena Gupta; Paromita Hore; Alka Kanaya; Aijaz Khowaja; Ashish Mathur; Darshan Mehta; Ranjita Misra; Muhammad Paracha; Nazleen Bharmal; Mira Aghhi; Jennifer Leng; Francesca Gany

doi:10.1007/s10903-017-0578-4

Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior

Namratha Kandula, Munerah Ahmed, Sunita Dodani, Leena Gupta, Paromita Hore, Alka Kanaya, Aijaz Khowaja, Ashish Mathur, Darshan Mehta, Ranjita Misra, Muhammad Paracha, Nazleen Bharmal, Mira Aghhi, Jennifer Leng, Francesca Gany^*

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Abstract

A comprehensive literature review revealed cultural beliefs, societal obligations, and gender roles within the South Asian community to be indirect contributors to the health of South Asian immigrants (SAIs). Health professionals need to increase their work with SAI communities to change less beneficial cultural elements such as misconceptions about health and exercise, and lack of communication when using alternative medicines. Community engaged efforts and continuing medical education are both needed to improve the health of the South Asian immigrant population in a culturally appropriate manner.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-25
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0578-4
State	Published - Aug 1 2019

Keywords

Behaviour
Cancer risk
Cardiovascular disease risk
Culture
Lifestyle
South Asian

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Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Kandula, N., Ahmed, M., Dodani, S., Gupta, L., Hore, P., Kanaya, A., Khowaja, A., Mathur, A., Mehta, D., Misra, R., Paracha, M., Bharmal, N., Aghhi, M., Leng, J., & Gany, F. (2019). Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0578-4

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