A Qualitative Exploration of Less Acculturated Mexican Mothers’ Safety Perceptions of Herbs, Medicines, and Cleaners in the Home
| Autor: | Katie Crosslin, Marilyn Massey-Stokes, Ray Tsai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Semi-structured interview medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Psychological intervention Emigrants and Immigrants 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing 030225 pediatrics Perception Mexican Americans medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Qualitative Research media_common business.industry Public health Mortality rate Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Household Products Infant Reproducibility of Results Mother-Child Relations United States Primary care clinic Pharmaceutical Preparations Child Preschool Family medicine Female Safety business Attitude to Health Acculturation Phytotherapy Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 18:420-427 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| Popis: | Childhood poisoning is a leading public health concern in our society. The death rate from unintentional poisonings among children has increased by 80% from 2000 to 2009. Immigrant children are also at-risk. A qualitative study, consisting of a pile sort, was conducted among immigrant Mexican mothers to determine their safety perceptions of commonly used medicines, herbs, and cleaners. Participants (N = 35) were selected for semi-structured interviews from a pediatric primary care clinic in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Some mothers over-estimated their children's ability to discern the dangers of substances, relied heavily on sensory skills of children, and perceived a medicine as safe after successful use in the past. Other mothers were more cognizant of allergic reactions, ingestion, and the need to store substances carefully. Brief interventions that incorporate culturally-appropriate safety messages are needed to assist Mexican mothers in creating a safe home environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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