Philmar Mendoza Kabua

Federal Grant PI

Researcher

UAMS primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Institute for Community Health (2024); Washington Regional Medical Center (2024)

Faculty Researcher

3 h-index 15 pubs 21 cited

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Philmar Mendoza Kabua's research focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities, particularly within Pacific Islander communities. His work investigates the effectiveness of culturally adapted health interventions, with a significant emphasis on diabetes self-management education and support for Marshallese adults. Kabua has explored various delivery methods for these programs, including group formats in community settings like churches.

His research extends to maternal and child health, examining the application status of women in nutrition programs and assessing the feasibility of culturally adapted parenting interventions for Marshallese mothers. Kabua also investigates broader community health concerns, such as emergency preparedness among indigenous Pacific peoples and attitudes towards aging within the Marshallese community in Arkansas. His work is supported by federal funding, including a grant from the NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research to explore strategies for reducing maternal health disparities among Marshallese women. Kabua collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and leads a research group focused on these critical public health issues.

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h-index: 3
Publications: 15
Citations: 21

Selected Publications

Costs and cost-effectiveness of a culturally adapted diabetes self-management and education program for Marshallese adults (2026)

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science DOI OpenAlex
Opinions towards Aging in the Marshallese Community residing in Northwest Arkansas (2025)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Differential microRNA profiling of the Marshallese population in Arkansas reveals a higher association with chronic diseases (2025)

PLoS ONE 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participation during Pregnancy: Racial/ethnic Inequities among Medicaid-Covered Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic Women (2025)

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities DOI OpenAlex
Exploring the Experiences of Community-Based Doulas That Serve Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Clients in Arkansas (2024)

Women s Reproductive Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Assessing the acceptability of a culturally adapted group‐based pediatric intervention, Kokajjiriri, for Marshallese mothers and infants to improve nutrition and prevent childhood obesity (2024)

Child Care Health and Development 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Perspectives on Emergency Preparedness Among Indigenous Pacific People in Hawaii: A Qualitative Study (2024)

Journal of Community Health Nursing 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessing the acceptability and implementation feasibility of a culturally adapted parenting intervention for Marshallese mothers: A study protocol (2023)

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)

Primary care diabetes 2 citations DOI OpenAlex