Health Beliefs, Practice, and Priorities for Health Care of Arab Muslims in the United States

Yosef, Abdel Raheem Odeh

doi:10.1177/1043659608317450

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“…Thus, our data do not corroborate qualitative studies that report modesty concerns as preventing Muslim women from obtaining cancer screening 17,24,47–49 and suggest that interactions between modesty concerns and Muslim health behaviors may require more detailed pathway-focused studies. Our null finding may be explained in different ways.…”

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Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslims in Greater Chicago

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Johnson‐Agbakwu³

et al. 2014

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

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Objective This study aimed to assess rates of Papanicolaou (Pap) testing and associations between religion-related factors and these rates among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of American Muslim women. Materials and Methods A community-based participatory research design was used in partnering with the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago to recruit Muslim women attending mosque and community events. These participants self-administered surveys incorporating measures of fatalism, religiosity, perceived discrimination, Islamic modesty, and a marker of Pap test use. Results A total of 254 survey respondents were collected with nearly equal numbers of Arabs, South Asians, and African American respondents. Of these respondents, 84% had obtained a Pap test in their lifetime, with individuals who interpret disease as a manifestation of God’s punishment having a lower odds of having had Pap testing after controlling for sociodemographic factors (odds ratio [OR] = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.77–1.0). In multivariate models, living in the United States for more than 20 years (OR = 4.7, 95% CI = 1.4–16) and having a primary care physician (OR = 7.7, 95% CI = 2.5–23.4) were positive predictors of having had a Pap test. Ethnicity, fatalistic beliefs, perceived discrimination, and modesty levels were not significantly associated with Pap testing rates. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess Pap testing behaviors among a diverse sample of American Muslim women and to observe that negative religious coping (e.g., viewing health problems as a punishment from God) is associated with a lower odds of obtaining a Pap test. The relationship between religious coping and cancer screening behaviors deserves further study so that religious values can be appropriately addressed through cancer screening programs.

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Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslims in Greater Chicago

Padela

Peek

Johnson‐Agbakwu³

et al. 2014

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

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“…Surprisingly, we found that Islamic modesty was not associated with screening practices even though modesty concerns appear prominent within Muslim women's health decision-making [16, 17, 38, 39, 63]. Since modesty concerns are often voiced in the context of gender discordant care, and most mammography centers are serviced by female staff it is possible that maintaining modesty is easier.…”

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“…Using the Islamic Influences on Health Behavior Model (IIHB) as a framework for understanding how religious beliefs, values and identity impact cancer screening behaviors we hypothesized that, fatalistic beliefs such as cancer is fated or is a death sentence would be associated with lower screening rates based on findings from other minority groups in the US [28–36]. We further hypothesized that concerns about maintaining modesty would also impede mammography screening as well [16, 17, 37–39]. Additionally, since perceived discrimination may influence how and when breast cancer screening is sought [35, 40–42], we expected this factor to contribute to lower screening rates.…”

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Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Breast Cancer Screening Among American Muslims

Padela

Murrar

Adviento

et al. 2014

J Immigrant Minority Health

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American Muslims have low rates of mammography utilization, and research suggests that religious values influence their health-seeking behaviors. We assessed associations between religion-related factors and breast cancer screening in this population. A diverse group of Muslim women were recruited from mosques and Muslim organization sites in Greater Chicago to self-administer a survey incorporating measures of fatalism, religiosity, discrimination, and Islamic modesty. 254 surveys were collected of which 240 met age inclusion criteria (40 years of age or older). Of the 240, 72 respondents were Arab, 71 South Asian, 59 African American, and 38 identified with another ethnicity. 77 % of respondents had at least one mammogram in their lifetime, yet 37 % had not obtained mammography within the past 2 years. In multivariate models, positive religious coping, and perceived religious discrimination in healthcare were negatively associated with having a mammogram in the past 2 years, while having a PCP was positively associated. Ever having a mammogram was positively associated with increasing age and years of US residency, and knowing someone with breast cancer. Promoting biennial mammography among American Muslims may require addressing ideas about religious coping and combating perceived religious discrimination through tailored interventions.

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“…The unique ethnic sample of Arab-Americans generally have limited communication regarding risk behaviors (Kridli, 2002; Yosef, 2008); therefore, utilization of a retrospective history tool may have made it easier for these participants to communicate with healthcare providers. Providing care that is tailored to gender and culture is a hallmark of patient-centered care and communication that is sensitive and considerate to the needs of each individual patient (Wilkerson, Fung, May, & Elliott, 2010).…”

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Patient-Centered Communication and Health Assessment With Youth

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Background Patient-centered communication is the hallmark of care that incorporates the perspective of patients to provide tailored care that meets their needs and desires. However, at this time there has been limited evaluation of patient-provider communication involving youth. Objectives This manuscript will report on results from secondary analysis of data obtained during a participatory research-based randomized control trial designed to test a sexual risk event history calendar intervention with youth to address the following research questions: (a) Based on the event history calendar’s (EHC) inclusion of contextual factors, does the EHC demonstrate improved communication outcomes (i.e., amount, satisfaction, mutuality, client involvement, client satisfaction, patient-provider interaction, and patient-centeredness) when compared to the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) tool? and (b) How do patients and providers describe the characteristics of each tool in regards to patient-centered communication? Method This report will utilize a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach to evaluate communication. A split plot design with one between factor (i.e., communication structure between EHC and GAPS) and one within factor (i.e., time between pretest and posttest) was used for analyses of data collection from male and female youth (n=186) and providers (n=9). Quantitative analysis of survey data evaluated changes in communication from pre-test to post-test. Qualitative data collected from open-ended questions, audio-taped visits, and exit interviews was employed to enhance interpretation of quantitative findings. Results Patient-centered communication using assessment tools (EHC and GAPS) with youth demonstrated improved communication outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively. Additional analyses with subgroups of males and Arab-Americans demonstrated better post-intervention scores among the EHC group in certain aspects of communication. Qualitative results revealed that the EHC demonstrated improved outcomes in the four components of patient-centered communication including: validation of the patient’s perspective; viewing the patient within context; reaching a shared understanding on needs and preferences; and helping the patient share power in the healthcare interaction. Discussion Though both tools provided a framework from which to conduct a clinical visit, the integrated time-linked assessment captured by the EHC enhanced the patient-centered communication in select groups compared to GAPS.

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Health Beliefs, Practice, and Priorities for Health Care of Arab Muslims in the United States

Cited by 102 publications

References 11 publications

Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslims in Greater Chicago

Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslims in Greater Chicago

Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Breast Cancer Screening Among American Muslims

Patient-Centered Communication and Health Assessment With Youth

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