Ethnicity specific research

Included in these bibliographies are studies which explored the experience of Asian and Ethnic minorities as particular health conditions. Growing areas of interest include sexual health in African communities, mental health in Chinese communities and nutrition of Indian women living in New Zealand.

Chronic Disease

Parackal, S., Stewart, J., & Ho, E. (2017). Exploring reasons for ethnic disparities in diet- and lifestyle-related chronic disease for Asian sub-groups in New Zealand: A scoping exercise. Ethnicity & Health, 22(4), 333-347. Read here.

Sankaran, S., Naot, D., Grey, A., & Cundy, T. (2012). Paget’s disease in patients of Asian descent in New Zealand. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 27(1), 223-226. Read here.

Obesity and Nutrition

Obesity

Anderson, N. H., Sadler, L. C., Stewart, A. W., Fyfe, E. M., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2012a). Ethnicity, body mass index and risk of pre-eclampsia in a multiethnic New Zealand population. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 52(6), 552-558. Read here.

Gammon, C. S., von Hurst, P. R., Coad, J., Kruger, R., & Stonehouse, W. (2012). Vegetarianism, vitamin B12 status, and insulin resistance in a group of predominantly overweight/obese South Asian women. Nutrition, 28(1), 20-24. Read here.

Jowitt, L. M., Lu, L. W., & Rush, E. C. (2014). Migrant Asian Indians in New Zealand; prediction of metabolic syndrome using body weights and measures. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 23(3), 385-393. Read here.

Parackal, S., Stewart, J., & Ho, E. (2017). Exploring reasons for ethnic disparities in diet- and lifestyle-related chronic disease for Asian sub-groups in New Zealand: A scoping exercise. Ethnicity & Health, 22(4), 333-347. Read here.

Wen, J. Y. J., Rush, E. C., & Plank, L. D. (2010). Assessment of obesity in New Zealand Chinese: A comparative analysis of adults aged 30-39 years from five ethnic groups. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1327), 87-98. Read here.

Nutrition

Beck, K. L., Conlon, C. A., Kruger, R., Heath, A. M., Matthys, C., Coad, J., . . . Stonehouse, W. (2014). Blood donation, being Asian, and a history of iron deficiency are stronger predictors of iron deficiency than dietary patterns in premenopausal women. BioMed Research International, 2014, 652860. Read here.

Gammon, C. S., von Hurst, P. R., Coad, J., Kruger, R., & Stonehouse, W. (2012). Vegetarianism, vitamin B12 status, and insulin resistance in a group of predominantly overweight/obese south Asian women. Nutrition, 28(1), 20-24. Read here.

Jain, R., von Hurst, P. R., Stonehouse, W., Love, D. R., Higgins, C. M., & Coad, J. (2012). Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with insulin resistance and response to vitamin D. Metabolism: Clinical & Experimental, 61(3), 293-301. Read here.

Mazahery, H., Stonehouse, W., & von Hurst, P. R. (2015). The effect of monthly 50,000 IU or 100,000 IU vitamin D supplements on vitamin D status in premenopausal Middle Eastern women living in Auckland. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69(3), 367-372. Read here.

Mearns, G. J., Koziol-McLain, J., Obolonkin, V., & Rush, E. C. (2014). Preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in South Asian women of childbearing age: A randomised controlled trial comparing an oral vitamin B12 supplement with B12 dietary advice. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68(8), 870-875. Read here.

 

Mearns, G. J., & Rush, E. C. (2017). Screening for inadequate dietary vitamin B-12 intake in South Asian women using a nutrient-specific, semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(6), 1119-1124. Read here.

Parackal, S. M., Smith, C., & Parnell, W. R. (2015). A profile of New Zealand ‘Asian’ participants of the 2008/09 adult national nutrition survey: Focus on dietary habits, nutrient intakes and health outcomes. Public Health Nutrition, 18(5), 893-904. Read here.

Parackal, S., Stewart, J., & Ho, E. (2017). Exploring reasons for ethnic disparities in diet- and lifestyle-related chronic disease for Asian sub-groups in New Zealand: A scoping exercise. Ethnicity & Health, 22(4), 333-347. Read here.  

von Hurst, P. R., Stonehouse, W., & Coad, J. (2010a). Vitamin D status and attitudes towards sun exposure in south Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand. Public Health Nutrition, 13(4), 531-536.Read here.  

von Hurst, P. R., Stonehouse, W., & Coad, J. (2010b). Vitamin D supplementation reduces insulin resistance in South Asian women living in New Zealand who are insulin resistant and vitamin D deficient – a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 103(4), 549-555. Read here.

Sexual health

Birukila, G., Brunton, C., & Dickson, N. (2013). HIV-related risk factors among black African migrants and refugees in Christchurch, New Zealand: Results from the mayisha-NZ survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1376), 19-27. Read here.  

Cannon Poindexter, C. (2013). HIV stigma and discrimination in medical settings: Stories from African women in New Zealand. Social Work in Health Care, 52(8), 704-727. Read here.

Henrickson, M., Dickson, N., Mhlanga, F., & Ludlam, A. (2015). Stigma, lack of knowledge and prevalence maintain HIV risk among black Africans in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(1), 32-37. Read here.

Henrickson, M., & Fisher, M. (2016). ‘Treating Africans differently’: Using skin colour as proxy for HIV risk. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(13-14), 1941-1949. Read here.

Henrickson, M., Fisher, M., Ludlam, A. H., & Mhlanga, F. (2016). What do African new settlers in New Zealand ‘know’ about HIV? New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1434), 36-43. Read here.

Neville, S., & Adams, J. (2016). Views about HIV/STI and health promotion among gay and bisexual Chinese and South Asian men living in Auckland, New Zealand. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 11, 30764. Read here.

Rose, S. B., Wei, Z., Cooper, A. J., & Lawton, B. A. (2012). Peri-abortion contraceptive choices of migrant Chinese women: A retrospective review of medical records. PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource], 7(6), e40103. Read here.  

Mental health

Cheung, G. (2010). Characteristics of Chinese service users in an old age psychiatry service in New Zealand. AustralAsian Psychiatry, 18(2), 152-157. Read here.

Chiang, S., Fleming, T., Lucassen, M., Fenaughty, J., Clark, T., & Denny, S. (2017). Mental health status of double minority adolescents: Findings from national cross-sectional health surveys. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 19(3), 499-510. Read here.

Chow, C. S., & Mulder, R. T. (2017). Mental health service use by Asians: A New Zealand census. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1461), 35-41. Read here.

Veliu, B., & Leathem, J. (2017). Neuropsychological assessment of refugees: Methodological and cross-cultural barriers. Applied Neuropsychology.Adult, 24(6), 481-492. Read here.

Wang, G. Y., & Henning, M. (2012). Family involvement in Chinese immigrants with bipolar disorder in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1368), 45-52. Read here.

Wang, J., Ho, E., Au, P., & Cheung, G. (2018). Late-life suicide in Asian people living in New Zealand: A qualitative study of coronial records. Psychogeriatrics:The Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 18(4), 259-267. Read here.

Yang Dong, C. (2016). The uses of mental health telephone counselling services for Chinese speaking people in New Zealand: Demographics, presenting problems, outcome and evaluation of the calls. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1441), 68-77. Read here.