title: Health promotion behavior in low income black and Latino women.
abstract: Health promotion behaviors were examined in a sample of low-income, Black and Latino women. Latino women were more likely than Black women to eat a daily breakfast; sleep 7-8 hours per night and abstain from alcohol and tobacco use. Black women were more likely to be eating vegetables on a regular basis and exercising at least once per week. The results suggest that low-income Latino women may need to increase their consumption of vegetables and frequency of exercise. Among Black women, a wider range of healthy lifestyle behaviors such as sleeping eight hours per night, eating a daily breakfast and decreasing alcohol and tobacco consumption may need to be emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanders-Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011203:Poverty; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept