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A 4 page report on socio-cultural factors that influences the health assessment of Hispanic/Peruvian Americans. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Peruvian-Americans (Stevens, 2005). Roughly 19 percent of the American Hispanic population originate from South American countries (Mezzich, 2005). The cultural diversity of Hispanic Americans not only reflects a diverse national
mix in the US, but also the cosmopolitan nature of individual Latin American cultures (Stevens, 2005). To various degrees, these cultures have been influenced by Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Spanish, African,
Asia and North American native traditions (Stevens, 2005). In assessing the health status of a Peruvian American, it is important to consider health beliefs and cultural considerations that pertain to
this demographic group. A very high percentage of Peruvians are impoverished and many do not have adequate healthcare (Belanger, 2005). Therefore it may be that a first-generation Peruvian immigrant
may not have had access to primary health care services (Belanger, 2005). Most Peruvians are of mixed European and Native American heritage, which is referred to as "mestizo" (Peruvian culture,
2005). In Hispanic culture, an individuals sense of "bienestar" (well-being) is believed to be dependent on keeping a balance in regards to emotional, physical and social concerns (OMH, 2005). Imbalance
is thought to promote illness or disease (OMH, 2005). Some Hispanic people believe that illness results from having experienced a strong emotional state, therefore, the social emphasis is on keeping
an equilibrium and patients may have difficulty discussing depression openly (OMH, 2005). Another Hispanic health belief is that certain illnesses, treatments or foods have either "hot" or "cold" properties
(OMH, 2005). Therefore, they may tray to balance a "hot" illness with a "cold" medication. This health belief can result in non-compliance to health instruction, such as drinking lots of
fluids to fight a cold, as the patient may believe that this adds "coldness" to an already "cold" condition (OMH, 2005). Hispanic cultural/social values include machismo (emphasis on overt
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