Purpose: This DNP project examines the effectiveness of a brief educational presentation to
improve cultural competency care for obesity among African Immigrants. This project focused
on providers at southwestern urban primary care clinic to become culturally competent in caring
for African immigrants with obesity. The findings and recommendations of this project also
serve as resource for other providers locally and nation-wide who provide care for African
immigrant population.
Method: Utilizing a purposeful sampling method, quantitative pre-test and post-test
questionnaires were used to evaluate cultural knowledge and intended clinical practices of
participants (N =5), feasibility and satisfaction of the educational activity. Aggregate data
collected from the pre-and post-test questionnaires were analyzed and discussed through
thematic and descriptive analysis.
Results: All participants demonstrated significant enhancement in cultural competency in
knowledge in regard to nutrition, physical activity and linguistics/communication, body image
perception and obesity management in African cultural context. Also, one hundred percent (n=5)
of the participants recorded very high level of satisfaction of the intervention content and
delivery.
Conclusion: The education intervention was successful in enhancing providers’ cultural
knowledge and competence in caring for African immigrants with obesity. It also serves as
valuable initiative to further develop culturally competent care based on evidence-based practice
to enhance the quality of care delivery for African immigrants as well as other vulnerable
minority populations.
For the over two million African Immigrants in the United States, obesity and its related
complications is a constant struggle for this minority population. Health disparities exist for all
minority groups suffering from poverty in the US, and the immigrant population is at a higher
risk for these disparities due to the slower rate of acculturation. The effort to address obesity
among immigrants especially those of African descent is significantly influenced by providers’
cultural knowledge, sensitivity and competency in healthcare delivery. This project outlines the
development, implementation and evaluation of a brief PowerPoint presentation aiming to
educate healthcare providers on cultural competency and appropriateness in caring for African
Immigrants with obesity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/626636 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Joshua, Solomon, Joshua, Solomon |
| Contributors | Pacheco, Christy, Pacheco, Christy, McArthur, Donna, Daly, Patricia |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Dissertation |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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