Community-Based Participatory Research of Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-239

  Ringel Kulka, Tamar ^a   Jensen, Elizabeth ^a   Mclaurin, Sue ^b   Woods, Elizabeth ^b   Kotch, Jonathan B ^a   Labbok, Miriam ^a   Bowling, J Michael ^a   Dardess, Pamela ^c   Baker, Sharon ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Community Health Coalition Inc ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

health policy; human lactation; infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998044348     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406411413918     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Scariati PD Grummer-Strawn LM Fein SB. A longitudinal analysis of infant morbidity and the extent of breastfeeding in the United States. Pediatrics. 1997; 99: E5.
2. Gdalevich M Mimouni D David M Mimouni M. Breast-feeding and the onset of atopic dermatitis in childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001; 45: 520-527.
3. Monterrosa EC Frongillo EA Vasquez-Garibay EM Romero-Velarde E Casey LM Willows ND. Predominant breast-feeding from birth to six months is associated with fewer gastrointestinal infections and increased risk for iron deficiency among infants. J Nutr. 2008; 138: 1499-1504.
4. Banerji A Greenberg D White LF, et al. Risk factors and viruses associated with hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections in Canadian Inuit children: a case-control study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009; 28: 697-701.
5. Matson AP Thrall RS Rafti E Puddington L. Breastmilk from allergic mothers can protect offspring from allergic airway inflammation. Breastfeed Med. 2009; 4: 167-174.
6. Scholtens S Wijga AH Brunekreef B, et al. Breast feeding, parental allergy and asthma in children followed for 8 years. The PIAMA birth cohort study. Thorax. 2009; 64: 604-609.
7. Flores-Lujano J Perez-Saldivar ML Fuentes-Panana EM, et al. Breastfeeding and early infection in the aetiology of childhood leukaemia in Down syndrome. Br J Cancer. 2009; 101: 860-864.
8. Bener A Hoffmann GF Afify Z Rasul K Tewfik I. Does prolonged breastfeeding reduce the risk for childhood leukemia and lymphomas? Minerva Pediatr. 2008; 60: 155-161.
9. Metzger MW McDade TW. Breastfeeding as obesity prevention in the United States: a sibling difference model. Am J Hum Biol. 2010; 22: 291-296.
10. Parikh NI Hwang SJ Ingelsson E, et al. Breastfeeding in infancy and adult cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am J Med. 2009; 122: 656-663.e1.
11. Vennemann MM Bajanowski T Brinkmann B, et al. Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome? Pediatrics. 2009; 123: e406-e410.
12. Ip S Chung M Raman G, et al. Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health outcomes in developed countries. Evid Rep Technol Assess. 2007;(153):1-186.
13. Kellogg Health Scholars. Community track: goals and competencies. Ann Arbor (MI): University of Michigan.
14. Israel B Schulz A Parker E Becker A Allen A Guzman JR. Critical issues in developing and following community-based participatory principles. In: Minkler M, Wallerstein N, eds. Community-Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2003: 53-76.
15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breastfeeding—United States, 2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006; 55: 335-339.
16. Braveman P Cubbin C Marchi K Egerter S Chavez G. Measuring socioeconomic status/position in studies of racial/ethnic disparities: maternal and infant health. Public Health Rep. 2001; 116: 449-463.
17. Daly MC Duncan GJ McDonough P Williams DR. Optimal indicators of socioeconomic status for health research. Am J Public Health. 2002; 92: 1151-1157.
18. Wiemann CM DuBois JC Berenson AB. Racial/ethnic differences in the decision to breastfeed among adolescent mothers. Pediatrics. 1998; 101: E11.
19. Meyerink RO Marquis GS. Breastfeeding initiation and duration among low-income women in Alabama: the importance of personal and familial experiences in making infant-feeding choices. J Hum Lact. 2002; 18: 38-45.
20. Bentley ME Caulfield LE Gross SM, et al. Sources of influence on intention to breastfeed among African-American women at entry to WIC. J Hum Lact. 1999; 15: 27-34.
21. Mahoney MC James DM. Predictors of anticipated breastfeeding in an urban, low-income setting. J Fam Pract. 2000; 49: 529-533.
22. Rose VA Warrington VO Linder R Williams CS. Factors influencing infant feeding method in an urban community. J Natl Med Assoc. 2004; 96: 325-331.
23. Grassley J Eschiti V. Grandmother breastfeeding support: what do mothers need and want? Birth. 2008; 35: 329-335.
24. Patton MQ. Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2002.
25. Carey M. The group effect in focus groups: planning, implementing, and interpreting focus group research. In: Morse J, ed. Critical Issues in Qualitative Research Methodology. London, England: Sage; 1994: 225-241.
26. Hughes D Seidman E Williams N. Cultural phenomena and the research enterprise: toward a culturally anchored methodology. Am J Community Psychol. 1993; 21: 687-703.