Acculturation and perinatal health outcomes among rural women of Mexican descent

Autor:	MarySue V. Heilemann, Kathryn A. Lee, Janice Stinson, Jeanette H. Koshar, Gay Goss
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy business.industry Public health Place of birth medicine.disease Acculturation Categorization medicine Rural area Risk factor Rural women business General Nursing
Zdroj:	Research in Nursing & Health. 23:118-125
ISSN:	1098-240X 0160-6891
DOI:	10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(200004)23:2<118::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-0
Popis:	Research has shown that health outcomes for urban women of Mexican descent are related to acculturation. The purpose of this research was to compare perinatal outcomes of 773 women of Mexican descent who gave birth in three rural northern California hospitals, in relation to acculturation measured three different ways: by place of birth, by language spoken, and by the two factors combined as an Acculturation Index (AI). The prenatal and birth records of 773 Mexico-born or U.S.-born women of Mexican descent were reviewed. Results showed that language spoken was a less useful indicator of acculturation associated with perinatal complications than place of birth or the AI. The categorization of acculturation with the AI enhanced understanding of more specific groups of rural women and their particular health outcomes. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 23:118–125, 2000
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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