Allergic diseases are distributed worldwide and their risk factors and triggers vary according
to geographical and socioeconomic conditions. Allergies are frequent in the Tropics but …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Infectious diseases (IDs) still remain a major
cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This study has been geared to gather primary …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The present conceptual review explores intercultural
healthcare—defined as the integration of traditional medicine and biomedicine as …

Objective: Patients' cultural health beliefs and behaviors may conflict with biomedical
healthcare values and practices potentially leading to non-adherence with asthma treatment …

There is wide patient support for the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
as part of a comprehensive asthma self-management plan for both children and adults. The …

Background Ethnobotanical studies on the use of plants amongst migrant populations are of
great relevance to public health. Traditional health strategies, which incorporate plants as …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Asthma is a leading cause of health care utilization in
children and disproportionately affects historically marginalized populations. Yet, limited …

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate limited English proficiency (LEP) Latino caregiver
asthma knowledge after exposure to an educational video designed for this target group …

Abstract Background: Among the Hispanic community, Puerto Ricans have the highest
prevalence of asthma and manifest the worst outcomes. The expected growth of the …

Abstract Objective: To assess limited English proficiency (LEP) asthma caregiver quality of
life (QoL), skills retention and healthcare utilization after an asthma education fair (AEF) …