The impact of social support, psychosocial characteristics, and contextual factors on racial disparities in hypertension

Citation

Reiter, E. Miranda (2014). The impact of social support, psychosocial characteristics, and contextual factors on racial disparities in hypertension.

Abstract

Hypertension is a serious medical condition. Although men and women of all racial groups in the US suffer from high blood pressure, black women have the highest rates of hypertension. For instance, the age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension among black women ages 20 and over is 44.3, compared to 28.1 among white women, 40.5 among black men, and 31.1 among white men. Past research has focused on SES and behavioral factors as potential explanations for blood pressure disparities between black and white women. But, even after controlling for such factors, considerable disparities remain. The goal of this research is to examine cultural and social factors that have been shown to increase blood pressure. Specifically, I examine social support, psychosocial characteristics, and contextual factors associated with race/ethnicity and hypertension, in hopes of explaining some of the disparities in high blood pressure between black and white women.

URL

http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4097&context=etd&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fscholar_url%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.usu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D4097%2526context%253Detd%26sa%3DX%26scisig%3DAAGBfm0ch81okatPzE3o919NXTPiKceiaQ%26oi%3Dscholaralrt#search=%22http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.usu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D4097%26context%3Detd%22

Reference Type

Thesis/Dissertation

Book Title

Sociology

Author(s)

Reiter, E. Miranda

Year Published

2014

Volume Number

Ph.D.

Pages

211

Publisher

Utah State University

Reference ID

5069