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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Ausgabe 4/2013

Special Focus: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Communicable Disease

Inhalt (25 Artikel)

Original Paper

Characteristics of Foreign-Born HIV Infected Individuals and Differences by Region of Origin and Gender

Monica L. Carten, Jose R. Castillo-Mancilla, Amanda A. Allshouse, Steven C. Johnson

Original Paper

Impact of Port of Entry Referrals on Initiation of Follow-Up Evaluations for Immigrants with Suspected Tuberculosis: Illinois

Teal R. Bell, NoelleAngelique M. Molinari, Sena Blumensaadt, Monica U. Selent, Michael Arbisi, Neha Shah, Demian Christiansen, Rossanne Philen, Benjamin Puesta, Joshua Jones, Deborah Lee, Arnold Vang, Nicole J. Cohen

Original Paper

Intensified Case-Finding for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among the Baltimore City Hispanic Population

Meghana Desale, Patrick Bringardner, Sheila Fitzgerald, Kathleen Page, Maunank Shah

Original Paper

Tuberculosis Among Homeless Population from Medellín, Colombia: Associated Mental Disorders and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

José Mauricio Hernández Sarmiento, Nidia Correa, Marta Correa, José Gabriel Franco, Matilde Alvarez, Clara Ramírez, Lina M. Gómez, Antonio Carlos Toro, Nora Helena Londoño, Milton Martínez, Mary Alejandra Restrepo, Elsa Zapata, Gloria Isabel Mejía, Jaime Robledo

Original Paper

HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors and Multilevel Determinants Among Male Labor Migrants from Tajikistan

Stevan Weine, Mahbat Bahromov, Sana Loue, Linda Owens

Original Paper

Hispanics, Incarceration, and TB/HIV Screening: A Missed Opportunity for Prevention

Dora M. Dumont, Annie Gjelsvik, Nadine Chen, Josiah D. Rich

Original Paper

HIV/AIDS Among African-Born Residents in the United States

Demetri A. Blanas, Kim Nichols, Mulusew Bekele, Amanda Lugg, Roxanne P. Kerani, Carol R. Horowitz

Original Paper

Occult Hepatitis B Infection in the Immigrant Population of Sicily, Italy

Fabio Tramuto, Carmelo M. Maida, Giuseppina M. E. Colomba, Paola Di Carlo, Giovanni Mazzola, Valentina Li Vecchi, Mario Affronti, Giuseppe Montalto, Francesco Vitale

Original Paper

Exploring the Role of Neighborhood Socio-Demographic Factors on HPV Vaccine Initiation Among Low-Income, Ethnic Minority Girls

Jennifer Tsui, Gilbert C. Gee, Hector P. Rodriguez, Gerald F. Kominski, Beth A. Glenn, Rita Singhal, Roshan Bastani

Original Paper

Knowledge and Acceptability of the HPV Vaccine Among Ethnically Diverse Black Women

Rula Wilson, Diane R. Brown, Makini A. S. Boothe, Caroline E. S. Harris

Original Paper

Resources and Interest Among Faith Based Organizations for Influenza Vaccination Programs

K. T. Bond, K. Jones, D. C. Ompad, D. Vlahov

Original Paper

Knowledge and Behaviors Toward Hepatitis B and the Hepatitis B Vaccine in the Laotian Community in Minnesota

Ma Xiong, Ruby H. N. Nguyen, Lori Strayer, Sunny Chanthanouvong, Jian-Min Yuan

Original Paper

HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes Among Chinese College Students in the US

Wei-Chen Tung, Minggen Lu, Daniel M. Cook

Original Paper

Should We Look for Strongyloides Stercoralis in Foreign-Born HIV-Infected Persons?

Jara Llenas-García, Silvana Fiorante, Efrén Salto, Diego Maseda, Violeta Rodríguez, Mariano Matarranz, Asunción Hernando, Rafael Rubio, Federico Pulido

Original Paper

Association of Cigarette Smoking and Metabolic Syndrome in a Puerto Rican Adult Population

William A. Calo, Ana P. Ortiz, Erick Suárez, Manuel Guzmán, Carmen M. Pérez, Cynthia M. Pérez

Original Paper

A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Herb Usage Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the United States

Paula Gardiner, Julia Whelan, Laura F. White, Amanda C. Filippelli, Nazleen Bharmal, Ted J. Kaptchuk

Original Paper

Shifts in Hmong Culture: Competing Medical Frameworks

Lisa Franzen-Castle, Chery Smith

Brief Communication

Nativity Differences in Behaviors Associated with High-Risk HPV Infection Among Hispanic Women in Houston, Texas, USA

Jane R. Montealegre, Michele Follen, Michael E. Scheurer

Brief Communication

Differences in Recourse to HIV Testing According to Migration Origin in the Paris Metropolitan Area in 2010

Annabelle Lapostolle, Véronique Massari, Nathalie Beltzer, Sandrine Halfen, Pierre Chauvin

Brief Communication

Urinary Schistosomiasis in Asylum Seekers in Italy: An Emergency Currently Undervalued

Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Flavia Riccardo, Carla Ceccarelli, Massimo Chiaretti, Alice Picciarella, Laura Elena Pacifici, Vincenzo Vullo