Contrasting approaches and experiences for improving hypertension control among inner city minorities Community-based educational strategies to improve high blood pressure control in Milwaukee's central city and Chicago's inner city neighborhoods.
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Ethnic minorities in the inner city (summary)
Most of Britain’s ethnic minority population lives in the major cities, particularly the inner city. Given the high levels of deprivation in inner cities, most tend to live in deprived areas. This analysis, by Richard Dorsett of the Policy Studies Institute, explores where concentrations of people from different ethnic minority groups are likely to occur and examines the factors which influence...
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Sixty dropouts from hypertensive clinics were interviewed in depth to determine reasons for noncompliance. Waiting time and a poor doctor-patient relationship were the major reasons given. The average waiting time prior to examination by the doctor was 2.5 hours, and the average waiting time at the pharmacy was 1.8 hours. In contrast the average time spent with the doctor was 7.5 min. The poor ...
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Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) are analyzed to examine whether adolescents living in low-income urban areas have less accurate information about labor market institutions than teens in more affluent communities, and whether information influences educational attainment. All adolescents seem to implicitly underestimate the educational requirements of their occupationa...
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The research aimed to assess the nature and level of pupils’ educational aspirations and to elucidate the factors that influence these aspirations. A sample of five inner city comprehensive secondary schools were selected by their Local Authority because of poor pupil attendance, below average examination results and low rates of continuing in full-time education after the age of 16. Schools we...
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Ethnic minorities form a substantial proportion of the urban population. A household survey in the West Midlands assessed usage of primary and preventative health care services. Asian households made some-what higher use of general practitioner (GP) facilities which can be related to demographic and socio-economic status. Fewer differences were found than expected, and uptake of preventative se...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0895-7061
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)80813-9