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Title: Health Behaviors among Low-income Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: We determined relationships between food behaviors and health-risk factors by ac- culturation 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. Di erences 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-identi ed as Hispanic (N = 358), with 45% Hispanic-dominant, 25% bicultural, 12% English-dominant, and 18% non-Hispanic white for ac- culturation 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, refriger- ate meat/dairy promptly, not add salt to food, smoke cigarettes and be food insecure (p < .001). Education, not acculturation, was a signi cant predictor of the food behavior scale. BMI did not di er by acculturation, but 33% of Hispanic-dominant Latinas did not know their height and/or weight. These less acculturated Latinas had signi cantly 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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Authors: Winham, Donna, M; Palmer, Shelly, M; Armstrong Florian, Traci, L; Shelley, Mack, C
Periodical (Full): American Journal of Health Behavior
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Pages: 56-68
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Poverty and Welfare
Countries: United States