Diabetes risks and health literacy in southern African American and Latino women

J Community Health Nurs. 2015;32(1):12-23. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2015.991664.

Abstract

Minority women experience health disparities, especially related to diabetes. The purpose of this article is to examine diabetes risk in minority women. A survey design was used to recruit 52 African Americans (AA) and 48 Latina women. Participants described their health, health behaviors, and health literacy. Blood pressure and body mass index were measured. AA women had more diabetes risks than Latinas, and older women had more risks than younger women. All of the women had low health literacy. Women with higher numbers of diabetes risks had lower health literacy. Findings can be used to develop diabetes prevention and education programs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Black or African American*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Demography
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / ethnology*
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Literacy*
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology