Breastfeeding Ambivalence Among Low-Income African American and Puerto Rican Women in North and Central Brooklyn

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 696-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Kaufman ◽  
Swarna Deenadayalan ◽  
Adam Karpati
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Belief in Personal Control Among Low-Income African American, Puerto Rican, and European American Single Mothers

Affilia ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Sparks ◽  
N. Andrew Peterson ◽  
Kathleen Tangenberg
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
European American

scholarly journals Acculturation, socioeconomic status, obesity and lifestyle factors among low-income Puerto Rican women in Connecticut, U.S., 1998-1999

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurgül Fitzgerald ◽  
David Himmelgreen ◽  
Grace Damio ◽  
Sofia Segura-Pérez ◽  
Yu-Kuei Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Prenatal and Postpartum Depression among Low-Income Dominican and Puerto Rican Women

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis H. Zayas ◽  
Katherine R. B. Jankowski ◽  
M. Diane McKee
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Drug Use Among Low-Income Urban Puerto Rican Women

2012 ◽  
pp. 45-68
Author(s):  
Mildred Vera ◽  
Margarita Alegría ◽  
Angela M. Pattatucci-Aragón ◽  
Marisol Peña
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Focused Female Condom Education and Trial: Comparison of Young African American and Puerto Rican Women's Assessments

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Idalí Torres ◽  
Robert Tuthill ◽  
Sarah Lyon-Callo ◽  
C. Mercedes Hernández ◽  
Paul Epkind
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Puerto Rican Women ◽  
Post Trial ◽  
Group Diversity

This article compares the experience of young African-American and Puerto Rican women with the female condom during a thirty-day trial period by examining qualitative data from participant observations and in-depth interviews conducted at the end of the trial. Research was funded by CDC and conducted in two neighborhood health centers in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Salient findings identify inter-group similarities and differences in the local sociocultural community context in which African-American and Latina young women considered using the female condom as a method of protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, adopted strategies to introduce and negotiate the device with male partners, and communicated their experiences in post-trial interviews. Inter-group diversity is highlighted in community structures for promoting sexual health protection, and in women's patterns of communication, descriptions of their male partner's reactions to the device and trial activities and suggestions for health education focused on the female condom. Potential implications of these findings for future research and interventions in multicultural communities are also discussed.

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