Racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
KM Jones, ML Power, JT Queenan… - Breastfeeding …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …
Conceptions of acculturation: A review and statement of critical issues
M Lopez-Class, FG Castro, AG Ramirez - Social science & medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
This article reviews evidence for re-conceptualizing acculturation status and acculturation
process in health care research with United States (US) Latino populations. Prior literature …
process in health care research with United States (US) Latino populations. Prior literature …
Defining and measuring acculturation: a systematic review of public health studies with Hispanic populations in the United States
MD Thomson, L Hoffman-Goetz - Social science & medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
In this systematic review we sought to identify how the public health literature focusing on
Hispanic populations in the United States defined and measured the concept of …
Hispanic populations in the United States defined and measured the concept of …
[HTML][HTML] The role of acculturation in nutrition, lifestyle, and incidence of type 2 diabetes among Latinos
R Pérez-Escamilla, P Putnik - The Journal of nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier
Latinos have become the largest ethnic minority group in the US and will become 25% of the
population by 2050. The purpose of this critical review is to examine the influence of …
population by 2050. The purpose of this critical review is to examine the influence of …
Nutrition knowledge, food label use, and food intake patterns among Latinas with and without type 2 diabetes
N Fitzgerald, G Damio, S Segura-Pérez… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of nutrition knowledge, food label use, and food
intake patterns among Latinas with and without diagnosed diabetes. DESIGN: This was a …
intake patterns among Latinas with and without diagnosed diabetes. DESIGN: This was a …
Nativity/immigrant status, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic determinants of breastfeeding initiation and duration in the United States, 2003
GK Singh, MD Kogan, DL Dee - Pediatrics, 2007 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. Previous research has shown substantial racial/ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in US breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. However, the role of immigrant …
disparities in US breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. However, the role of immigrant …
[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity is related to increased risk of type 2 diabetes among Latinas
N Fitzgerald, A Hromi-Fiedler, S Segura-Pérez… - Ethnicity & …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives To examine the independent association of food insecurity with type 2 diabetes
(T2D), and to identify the T2D risk factors related to food insecurity among Latinas. Methods …
(T2D), and to identify the T2D risk factors related to food insecurity among Latinas. Methods …
Racial and ethnic disparities in US breastfeeding and implications for maternal and child health outcomes
A Louis-Jacques, TF Deubel, M Taylor… - Seminars in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Marked racial and ethnic disparities exist in infant feeding in the United States. Based on a
review of recent literature, this article examines current discrepancies between the 2020 …
review of recent literature, this article examines current discrepancies between the 2020 …
Maternal social capital and child nutritional status in four developing countries
MJ De Silva, T Harpham - Health & place, 2007 - Elsevier
Social capital has been shown to be positively associated with a range of health outcomes,
yet no studies have explored the association between maternal social capital and child …
yet no studies have explored the association between maternal social capital and child …
High pregnancy-related anxiety and prenatal depressive symptoms as predictors of intention to breastfeed and breastfeeding initiation
TG Fairlie, MW Gillman… - Journal of Women's …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Perinatal mood disorders affect up to 20% of women in the United States. Little
is known about how disorders in maternal mood may affect rates of breastfeeding. Objective …
is known about how disorders in maternal mood may affect rates of breastfeeding. Objective …