2000
DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2134(99)00121-0
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The role of acculturation in explaining ethnic differences in the prenatal health-risk behaviors, mental health, and parenting beliefs of Mexican American and European American at-risk women

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“…Interestingly, an earlier investigation found that unmarried women's acculturation to an American lifestyle was associated with an increased incidence of cigarette smoking, which is known to be a minor risk factor for gastroschisis. 35 However, restricting the analysis to the states that included smoking status data on birth certificates failed to attenuate the association between maternal nativity and infant abdominal wall defects. It is possible that other behavioral risk factors that were not measured in the present study may underlie the observed association between marital status, maternal nativity, and abdominal wall defects.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interestingly, an earlier investigation found that unmarried women's acculturation to an American lifestyle was associated with an increased incidence of cigarette smoking, which is known to be a minor risk factor for gastroschisis. 35 However, restricting the analysis to the states that included smoking status data on birth certificates failed to attenuate the association between maternal nativity and infant abdominal wall defects. It is possible that other behavioral risk factors that were not measured in the present study may underlie the observed association between marital status, maternal nativity, and abdominal wall defects.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research has also linked lower levels of acculturation, as measured by length of stay in the United States and/or language usage, to increased incidence of protective health behaviors such as breastfeeding and better immunization among Mexican Americans (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…English-speaking Hispanic parents are assumed to be more assimilated into American culture than Spanish-speaking Hispanic parents, and cultural differences are likely. [18][19][20] For these reasons, Hispanic parents were divided into separate English-and Spanish-speaking groups. The other 2 ethnic groups, black and white, were assumed to not have as much variance in level of acculturation as Hispanic parents.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Ethnicity and level of acculturation have been shown to contribute significantly to parenting beliefs and other healthrelated beliefs. [18][19][20] A study conducted in Massachusetts on the issue of parents' presence while their children undergo various painful medical procedures found that parents who wished to remain present with their children were more likely to have other children who had undergone procedures, were more educated, and were more likely to be black (versus white or Hispanic). 13 No study in the literature to date was specifically designed to examine ethnic differences in parents' desire to remain present.…”
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