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This article focuses on the intersectionality of race, gender, and violence in the lives of Black/Afro-Latinas who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. First, we discuss the trauma of slavery, racism, and colonization in Latin America and the Caribbean, which objectifies Black bodies and renders Blackness invisible. Second, we identify institutional and interpersonal barriers to seeking trauma support. Third, we present preliminary findings from a Listening Circle among survivors who participated in the Black Latinidad: Building Siblinghood to End Child Sexual Abuse Project. Finally, we propose a racially and culturally specific, trauma-informed approach that draws on the strengths of survivors and centralizes their voices and how to intervene.
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This article presents the results of a self-empowerment leadership intervention program for Latina immigrant survivors of domestic violence in Atlanta, Georgia. It builds on the literature base of the Promotora model, a public health model using peer information sharing as a tool for health promotion. This study used an embedded mixed-methods design with quantitative and qualitative components to evaluate the impact of a peer community leadership program called Líderes Results of single-subject analyses show that the participants experienced change in three components of self-empowerment: intrapersonal, interactional, and behavioral. The qualitative findings revealed that they overcame fear and gained knowledge as well as a sense that they could promote change in their community. These findings add support to a growing literature base that demonstrates how peer model programs can not only positively influence the well-being of the communities they serve but also have transformative effects on peer leaders themselves. Study findings can also inform future efforts to empower survivors through promotora approaches specifically in the context of domestic violence prevention.
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Domestic Violence , Emigrants and Immigrants , Health Promotion/methods , Hispanic or Latino , Leadership , Peer Group , Power, Psychological , Adult , Domestic Violence/ethnology , Fear , Female , Georgia , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Residence Characteristics , Self Efficacy , SurvivorsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes (GD) is third in frequency according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and it affects 7% of pregnancies in Mexico, it is related with greater morbidity and mortality. An early diagnosis can avoid pregnancy problems, however the detection of these cases depends on the presence risk factors. Our objective was to know which are the risk factors more frequent for identifiying GD. METHODS: Transverse, descriptive study at an endocrinology service of a Gynecology-Pediatrics Hospital. All case records from patients with GD were reviewed with special attention to risk factors. Pregnancy and previous products morbidity history were reviewed as well. RESULTS: 166 patient's files were analyzed aged from 21 to 46, 59% corresponded to > 25 years, 29% with first pregnancy, of these 26% had history of macro products, and 42% were diagnosed in the first half of the pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: The main risk factors related with GD were the age > 25 years and the direct antecedent of DG.
