Migration and cognitive representations of hypertension in african immigrant women.

The purpose of this study was to use the Self-Regulation Model on African immigrant women, to determine the association of migration and residence in the United States with cognitive representations and dietary behavior, and also to explore migration stress and blood pressure (BP) in them. Participants included a convenience sample of 91 Nigerian immigrant women (NIW) and 38 African American women (AAW). Data collection instruments were the Acculturative Stress Scale and the Women's and Men's Hypertension Experiences and Emerging Lifestyle Survey of 2008-2009.