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Article ; Online: Asian American Women's Experiences of Discrimination and Health Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Wang, Katarina / Guan, Alice / Seto, Janice / Oh, Debora L / Lau, Kathie / Duffy, Christine / Castillo, Esperanza / McGuire, Valerie / Wadhwa, Michelle / Tepper, Clifford G / Wakelee, Heather A / DeRouen, Mindy C / Shariff-Marco, Salma / Cheng, Iona / Gomez, Scarlett Lin

Journal of immigrant and minority health

2023  Volume 26, Issue 2, Page(s) 421–425

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated racism experienced by Asian Americans, especially women and older individuals. Little is known about how discriminatory experiences during the pandemic have influenced health behaviors among Asian Americans. Between 10/ ... ...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated racism experienced by Asian Americans, especially women and older individuals. Little is known about how discriminatory experiences during the pandemic have influenced health behaviors among Asian Americans. Between 10/2021 and 6/2022, we surveyed 193 Asian American women in the San Francisco area. Participants were asked to report types of discrimination they experienced since March 2020. We explored bivariable associations of discrimination and changes in health behaviors and healthcare utilization. Most women were Chinese American (75%) and over 45-years-old (87%). The top three discriminatory experiences reported were being treated with less respect (60%), being treated unfairly at restaurants/stores (49%), and people acting as if they are better (47%). Chinese American women (vs. non-Chinese Asian American women) reported higher frequencies of being threatened/harassed (40% vs. 22%). Women who reported any discriminatory experience (vs. none) were more likely to report less physical exercise (42.7% vs. 26.3%) and canceling/rescheduling medical appointments (65.0% vs. 45.1%). Our findings begin to elucidate Asian American women's experiences of discrimination since the pandemic and provide evidence of the harmful impacts of anti-Asian racism on health behaviors.
MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Asian ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Health Behavior ; Exercise ; Racism
Language English
Publishing date 2023-10-26
Publishing country United States
Document type Journal Article
ZDB-ID 2220162-2
ISSN 1557-1920 ; 1557-1912
ISSN (online) 1557-1920
ISSN 1557-1912
DOI 10.1007/s10903-023-01558-2
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