solved Please respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts

Please respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts
#1 Cahun
I have worked with many female patients who could only be cared for by an all-female team. In video #2, with the patient wearing a hijab, I feel that the provider did not know much about the patients culture, ethnicity, or religion prior to speaking with her (Jordan et al., 2020). When she indicated that she could not remove her hijab, I felt like he ignored her wishes and pursued to push further with what may seem as scare tactics. I feel as though the provider in this video was culturally insensitive and could have asked the patient more about her reasons for removing her hijab prior to locating a female provider who could care for the patient without affecting the perceptions of the patient her hijab.
As indicated in the video by the patient, she cannot remove her hijab in the presence of a man who is not her spouse. Jordan et al. (2020) discussed this as a common practice of hijab-wearing Muslim women “as a symbol of modesty, piety, and cultural identity” (p. 2). Jordan et al. discussed three different ways of wearing the hijab in public, which include the face being full covered, partially covered, or uncovered by a hijab. Wearing the hijab in public is based on the personal, religious, cultural, and spiritual beliefs of the female (2020). Jordan et al. discussed how “many regard the hijab as a means of limiting the attentions of men” in an attempt to prevent male rivalry over female mates (2020, p. 2).  
Chauncia
Reference:
Jordan, T.R., Yekani, H. A.K., and Sheen, M. (2020). Further investigation of the effects of wearing the hijab: perception of female facial attractiveness by emirati muslim men living in their native muslim country. PLoS One, 15(10), 1-15. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239419
#2 Tyra
I am choosing to write about video number 3 and the African American race because at my current hospital, we have a large population of both Hispanic and African American patients. My hospital is also in an area of very low income, so we are used to hearing a lot of the same complaints and issues that were presented for this patient.
In my clinical rotation or Advanced Health Assessment, I was at an urgent care in downtown Milwaukee and most of the patients that we saw were younger African American females. We did a lot of teaching with these women in regard to birth control, as presented in the video, and early onset hypertension, also presented. Fuller et al. (2018) states that deaths due to hypertension in the United States are highest among African Americans who have a higher overall prevalence of hypertension and more severe symptoms of hypertension than individuals with different ethnic backgrounds.
Racial disparities, like hypertension, can involve genetic and sociocultural factors but these can vary widely across racial groups. Since hypertension is consistently reported in a higher prevalence than in European Americans, investigation has started into the genetic factors (Fuller et al., 2018). Groups are now looking closely at the angiotensin I converting enzyme gene (ACE) and it’s association with an increased blood pressure in African American groups. While part of the renin-angiotensin system, the ACE gene activity stops the production of angiotensin II in the body which is used to treat high blood pressure (Fuller et al., 2018). If we know about the predisposition occurring in this population, the next step would be to educate and increase awareness so individuals can practice more self-care and monitoring for hypertension. Hypertension is not a disease strictly meant for older adults anymore. By looking at lifestyle habits, we can help our African American community to be proactive about preventing and treating their hypertension before it leads to further kidney and heart issues (Fuller et al., 2018).
Tiesha
Reference
Fuller, K. C., McCarty, C., Seaborn, C., Gravlee, C. C., & Mulligan, C. J. (2018). ACE gene haplotypes and social networks: Using a biocultural framework to investigate blood pressure variation in African Americans. PLoS One, 13(9), 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204127