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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among Hispanic Women.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal; Nov2010, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p938-949, 12p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Pregnancy weight gain may be a risk factor for the development of obesity highlighting the importance of identifying psychosocial risk factors for pregnancy weight gain. The goal of this qualitative pilot study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding weight gain during pregnancy among predominantly Puerto Rican women, a group with higher rates of obesity as compared to non-Hispanic white women. We conducted four focus groups stratified by level of acculturation and BMI. Women reported receiving advice about pregnancy weight gain predominantly from nutritionists and family members rather than from their physicians. The majority of overweight/obese women reported that they had not received any recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy from physicians. Pregnancy weight gain advice was not consistent with the 1990 Institute of Medicine Guidelines. Overall, attitudes towards weight gain recommendations differed by weight status, whereas feelings and dietary beliefs about weight gain differed according to level of acculturation. Our findings inform behavior change strategies for meeting pregnancy weight gain recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WEIGHT gain risk factors
ACADEMIC medical centers
ACCULTURATION
ANALYSIS of variance
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
FOCUS groups
GESTATIONAL age
HEALTH attitudes
HISPANIC Americans
PATIENTS
SOUND recordings
QUALITATIVE research
PILOT projects
INTERVIEW schedules
THEMATIC analysis
BODY mass index
PREGNANCY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54589501
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-009-0524-8