Health Behaviors among Low-income Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women.
Am J Health Behav
; 42(3): 56-68, 2018 05 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We determined relationships between food behaviors and health-risk factors by acculturation among limited-income Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women.METHODS:
Women aged 18-49 years were recruited from income-based programs in metro-Phoenix, Arizona. Self-administered surveys in English or Spanish included demographics, a 10-item food behavior checklist, health-risk factors, food security, and acculturation. Differences by 4 acculturation/ethnicity categories were assessed with chi-square and analysis of variance (ANOVA). We created a food behavior scale.RESULTS:
Eighty-two percent self-identified as Hispanic (N = 358), with 45% Hispanic-dominant, 25% bicultural, 12% English-dominant, and 18% non-Hispanic white for acculturation status. Food behavior checklist results showed that English-dominant Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women were more likely to feed their children soon after waking, refrigerate meat/dairy promptly, not add salt to food, smoke cigarettes and be food insecure (p < .001). Education, not acculturation, was a significant predictor of the food behavior scale. BMI did not differ by acculturation, but 33% of Hispanic-dominant Latinas did not know their height and/or weight. These less acculturated Latinas had significantly greater food security, but lacked health insurance and years of education.CONCLUSIONS:
Program outreach tailored by acculturation that considers educational level is needed to emphasize existing positive behaviors and address knowledge gaps among low socioeconomic women to improve health and reduce disparities.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Problema de saúde:
1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Assunto principal:
Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Hispânico ou Latino
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População Branca
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Health Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos