title: Comparing child-feeding practices of Dominican mothers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare similarities and differences between two samples - mothers of children under the age of 6 years living in the Dominican Republic (D.R.) and recent immigrants from the D.R. to the United States - on their (a) feeding practices for infants and young children, (b) knowledge regarding healthy size and weight and ideal diet for young children, and (c) knowledge regarding the causes and health implications of childhood obesity. An exploratory descriptive design was used, and qualitative data were collected through focus groups.
authors: Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115-5, USA. l.babington@neu.edu
authors: Lynn M
authors: LM
authors: Babington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003657:Decision Making; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014481:United States; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014886:Weaning / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins