Health Issues in Hispanic/Latino Youth
Health Issues in Hispanic/Latino Youth
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10.1037/lat0000054
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2016-05-01
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Molina, Kristine
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Isasi, Carmen R.;Rastogi, Deepa;Molina, Kristine
本综述的重点是肥胖、哮喘和心理健康功能作为影响西班牙裔青年的突出健康问题。还讨论了这些条件的负担和对成人健康的后果。西班牙裔青年在很小的时候就受到肥胖的影响；6-11岁西班牙裔儿童的肥胖患病率是非西班牙裔白人儿童的两倍，而2-5岁儿童的肥胖患病率是非西班牙裔白人儿童的四倍。哮喘不成比例地影响某些西班牙裔群体，特别是波多黎各血统的儿童，哮喘和肥胖的合并症是一个新出现的健康问题。另一个值得关注的领域是关于西班牙裔青年心理健康功能的数据不足。对西班牙裔青少年心理健康的研究报告称，西班牙裔青少年中抑郁症状和酒精使用的比例很高，但尽管有这些发现，他们获得心理健康服务的机会不足。本综述强调需要更好的数据来更好地了解西班牙裔青年的健康状况，并帮助制定针对这一人群需求的预防方案。改善获得保健服务的机会，特别是精神保健服务，也是一个关键方面。
This review focuses on obesity, asthma, and mental health functioning as salient health issues affecting Hispanic youth. The burden of these conditions and consequences for adult health are also discussed. Hispanic youth are affected by obesity at an early age; the prevalence of obesity among Hispanic children 6-11 years old is twice as high as the prevalence for non-Hispanic White children of the same age, but among 2-5 years old is 4 times higher. Asthma disproportionally affects certain Hispanic groups, notably children of Puerto Rican ancestry, and the comorbidity of asthma and obesity is an emerging health issue. Another area of concern is the scant data on mental health functioning among Hispanic youth. Research on Hispanic youth mental health have reported high rates of depressive symptomatology and high rates of alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents but despite these findings, they have inadequate access to mental health services. This review highlights the need for better data to gain a better understanding of the health status of Hispanic youth and help develop preventive programs that addresses the need of this population. Improving access to health services, in particular mental health services, is also a crucial aspect.