The Role of Health Information Sources in Decision-Making Among Hispanic Mothers During Their Children’s First 1000 Days of Life

Objectives This qualitative research aimed to explore how health information sources inform decision-making among Hispanic mothers during their children’s first 1000 days of life (conception-age 24 months), and to generate appropriate health information sources and communication strategies for futur...

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Published in:Maternal and child health journal 2015-11, Vol.19 (11), p.2536-2543
Main Authors: Criss, Shaniece, Woo Baidal, Jennifer A., Goldman, Roberta E., Perkins, Meghan, Cunningham, Courtney, Taveras, Elsie M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior
Child
Crystallization
Decision Making
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Female
Focus Groups
Gynecology
Health aspects
Health care
Hispanic American women
Hispanic or Latino - psychology
Humans
Influence
Information Services - statistics & numerical data
Information sources
Internet - statistics & numerical data
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Mass Media
Maternal and Child Health
Medical literature
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mother-child relations
Mothers - education
Mothers - psychology
Obesity
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Pediatrics
Physician-Patient Relations
Population Economics
Pregnancy
Public Health
Qualitative Research
Socioeconomic Factors
Sociology
Womens health
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Summary:Objectives This qualitative research aimed to explore how health information sources inform decision-making among Hispanic mothers during their children’s first 1000 days of life (conception-age 24 months), and to generate appropriate health information sources and communication strategies for future interventions. Methods We conducted seven focus groups with 49 Hispanic women who were pregnant or had children
ISSN:1092-7875
1573-6628
DOI:10.1007/s10995-015-1774-2