Where Do Brazilian Immigrant Parents Obtain Information to Support the Healthful Energy Balance-related Behaviors of Their Preschool-age Children?: A Cross-sectional Study.
| Autor: | Lindsay, Ana Cristina, Caires, Thaís, Le, Qun, Nogueira, Denise Lima, Tavares Machado, Márcia M., Greaney, Mary L. |
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PREVENTION of obesity
EDUCATION of parents IMMIGRANTS HEALTH behavior in children PARENT attitudes HEALTH education SOCIAL support CROSS-sectional method ACCULTURATION CHILD development INGESTION CHILD behavior CULTURAL pluralism LANGUAGE & languages MANN Whitney U Test FISHER exact test HEALTH INFORMATION resources ACCESS to information RESEARCH funding NURSES COMMUNICATION DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test STATISTICAL correlation DATA analysis software ENERGY metabolism in children |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Education; Jan/Feb 2022, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p23-34, 12p |
| Abstrakt: | Brazilians are a growing immigrant population in the United States and there is a lack of interventions to promote healthful energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) and prevent obesity among Brazilian preschool-age children. To develop needed interventions, information is required about parents' perceptions of the importance of EBRBs and where they obtain information about these behaviors. To assess Brazilian immigrant parents' perception of the importance of EBRBs and information sources they use to support their preschool-age children's healthful EBRBs. Cross-sectional survey. Fifty-two immigrant parents, most classified as having low acculturation, participated. In total, about 20–50% of parents perceived the six examined EBRBs as being extremely important. Parents reported that pediatricians, nurses, and WIC professionals were their primary sources for information about EBRBs. Increased health education on the importance of EBRBs is needed. Health educators can facilitate linguistic and culturally sensitive communication, education, and provide guidance to parents on how to foster the development and maintenance of their preschool-age children's healthful EBRBs. Bicultural, bilingual health educators can help raise awareness, facilitate communication, provide education and guidance to Brazilian immigrant parents about the importance of children's healthful EBRBs in the prevention of obesity. A AJHE Self-Study quiz is online for this article via the SHAPE America Online Institute (SAOI) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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