Penile oleogranuloma among Wisconsin Hmong.

The usefulness of health care databases in Wisconsin for identifying Hmong patients with cancer.

OBJECTIVES The Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System (WCRS) collects data on cancer diagnoses in the state of Wisconsin. California and Minnesota cancer registries have reported that Hmong have higher rates of certain cancers than the general population. WCRS collaborated with the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (WCCCP) and Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Associations...

Culturally specific maternity care in Wisconsin.

There are significant health disparities in maternity care in the United States. One way to decrease these disparities may be to improve prenatal care among underserved minority women. This article reviews cultural and ethnic issues that may impact maternity care within 5 different groups of women commonly seen by maternity care providers in Wisconsin: African American, Latina, Hmong, Amish, an...

Social determinants of smoking among Hmong Americans residing in Wisconsin.

OBJECTIVE This study examined correlates of tobacco use among Hmong people residing in Wisconsin. METHODS Surveys of youth (ages 12-17) and adults (ages > or =18), available in English and Hmong, were distributed in 14 communities through Hmong Mutual Assistance Associations and analyzed centrally. Surveys assessed daily and ever use of tobacco, as well as other sociodemographic characteristi...

Risk prevalence for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult Hmong in Wisconsin: a pilot study.

OBJECTIVE To quantify the proportion that may be at risk for developing type 2 diabetes among a convenience sample of Hmong adults in Wisconsin using the 2000 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Clinical Practice Recommendations for community screening. METHODS Design was a cross sectional survey. One hundred forty-four participants completed the survey, which consisted of a demographic quest...

Glucose intolerance in Wisconsin's Hmong population.