title: Participatory assessment of the health of Latino immigrant men in a community with a growing Latino population.
abstract: Latino immigrant men are an understudied population in the US, especially in areas with small yet growing Latino populations. For this community-based participatory health assessment we conducted four focus groups and 66 structured surveys with Latino immigrant men, and 10 openended interviews with service providers. We analyzed transcripts using content analysis and survey data using Pearson Chi-square tests. Overall, 53% of participating men had not completed high school. Our findings suggest that their social circumstances precluded men from behaving in a way they believe would protect their health. Loneliness, fear and lack of connections prompted stress among men, who had difficulty locating healthcare services. Newly immigrated men were significantly more likely to experience depression symptoms. Latino immigrant men face social isolation resulting in negative health consequences, which are amplified by the new growth community context. Men can benefit from interventions aimed at building their social connections.
authors.forename: Patricia I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Documėt
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamouyerou
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesantes
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macia
authors.forename: Hernan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bachurski
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgenstern
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boyzo
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guadamuz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012934:Social Isolation; D014481:United States