Maternal attitudes and behaviors regarding feeding practices in elementary school-aged latino children: A pilot qualitative study on the impact of the cultural role of mothers in the US-Mexican border region of San Diego, California

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 230-237

  Martinez, Suzanna M ^a   Rhee, Kyung ^b   Blanco, Estela ^b   Boutelle, Kerri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Border region; Feeding behaviors; Latino children; Maternal role; Obesity interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BORDER REGION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COOKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIORS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATINO CHILDREN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; OBESITY INTERVENTIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

BORDER REGION; FEEDING BEHAVIORS; LATINO CHILDREN; MATERNAL ROLE; OBESITY INTERVENTIONS;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKING; CULTURE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84892536866     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.09.028     Document Type: Article

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