title: Diabetes risks and health literacy in southern African American and Latino women.
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.
authors: a University of North Carolina at Greensboro , School of Nursing , Greensboro , North Carolina.
authors: L Louise
authors: LL
authors: Ivanov
authors: Debra C
authors: DC
authors: Wallace
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Hernández
authors: Yolanda
authors: Y
authors: Hyde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D057220:Health Literacy; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology