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cuban heritage
chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| immigration due to | desire for personal freedom |
| cubans value | smooth interpersonal relationships and intimate relationships over impersonal |
| conversations are | animated, loud and fast rate of speech. |
| touching | acceptable among family/friends pt may hug health care provider |
| cubans feel a sense of | "specialness" that may be misunderstood as arrogance |
| cubans tend to be | present oriented |
| cubans use | 2 surnames representing the mother and the father. "Mr" and "Mrs" should be used to address older pts. |
| family structure is | patriarchal |
| honor | is describes as personal foodness |
| honor is maintained by | treating others with respect |
| machismo | dictates that men display physical strength and virility |
| cuban parents | tend to pamper and overprotect children |
| family | is more important social aspect. multigenerational households are common. |
| skin color | most are white due to european ancestry. may vary from light to dark. a minority have dark skin due to african extraction |
| diseases | Diabetes, HTN, depression are prevalent. high incidence of unprotected sex |
| a health body | is viewed as fat |
| traditional cuban diet is | high in fat and KCAL |
| childbearing | cuban woman have the lowest birth rate in the developing world |
| participate in prenatal care if | affordable |
| breast feeding | is common |
| death practices | religious artifacts (such as rosary beads) are placed with person |
| candles are lite | to light a person's way after death |
| spirituality | 85% catholics, rest are Protestants, jews and believers of santeria. |
| cubans rely on | family members for first line health care |
| botanicas | sell many herbs, teas, potions used to treat common ailments |
| barriers to health care | poverty, language |
| health care providers | use both traditional and biomedical care. folk practitioners called "santeros" may be used |