Maternal perspectives on lifestyle habits that put children of Mexican descent at risk for obesity.
OBJECTIVE
This article presents the views that mothers of Mexican descent have related to lifestyle habits that put children at risk for obesity.


METHODS
A qualitative, naturalistic design using ethnographic interviews was selected for this study. Informational redundancy was reached with 9 mothers of Mexican descent. Spradley's Developmental Research Sequence guided data collection and analysis.


RESULTS
Participants held views that were congruent with the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings provide nurses with knowledge on how mothers of Mexican descent view appropriate nutrition, discipline in feeding, and the place of physical activity and television in young preschool children's lives.
Gallagher
Martina Raquel
MR
School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. martinaraquel@gmail.com
D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011204:Poverty Areas; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D013690:Television; D013781:Texas