Using qualitative methods to design a culturally appropriate child feeding questionnaire for low-income, latina mothers

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 860-866

  Lindsay, Ana Cristina ^a   Sussner, Katrina Mucha ^b   Greaney, Mary ^c   Wang, Monica L ^a   Davis, Rachel ^d   Peterson, Karen E ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child feeding practices; Childhood overweight and obesity; Latina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84860883635     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0804-y     Document Type: Article

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