The mother-daughter relationship: what is its potential as a locus for health promotion?
In this article we examine the potential influence of adolescent girls on mothers' health-related knowledge and behaviors. Surveys were conducted with 131 mothers and 145 daughters to explore the extent of shared social activities between mothers and their adolescent daughters in a low-income South African community, and the degree to which mothers are receptive to advice from daughters. Eighty-six percent of daughters reported that their mothers had asked them for advice, and 93% of mothers indicated that they would listen to health advice from their daughters. This analysis suggests that the mother-daughter relationship may be a potential asset for culturally viable, community-based health promotion.
Mosavel
Maghboeba
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Center for Reducing Health Disparities, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. maghboeba.mosavel@case.edu
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Christian
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Van Stade
Debbie
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires