| Nativity and nutritional behaviors in the Mexican origin population living in the US-Mexico border region. | |
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PMID: 20401536 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between nativity and nutritional behaviors and beliefs in the Mexican American population living in the South Texas border region. Mexican Americans living the border region of South Texas were sampled to assess their nutrition behaviors and beliefs. Nativity was measured as whether subjects were born in the United States or Mexico. Nutritional behaviors were measured using the SPAN and indexes were used to measure barriers to good nutrition, dietary self-efficacy, and dietary importance. OLS regression analysis was used and adjustments were made for sociodemographic factors. Differences between US-born Mexican Americans and Mexico-born Mexican Americans existed in nutritional beliefs, but not in behaviors. Mexico-born Mexican Americans reported their dietary choices as more important and reported greater food self-efficacy than their US-born Mexican American counterparts. Socioeconomic status influenced US-born Mexican Americans nutritional beliefs only and the same effect was not observed for Mexico-born Mexican Americans. Despite low levels of overall acculturation in the border region dietary beliefs still exist between immigrants and US-born Mexican Americans in dietary beliefs, but, not behaviors in US-born Mexican Americans. |
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Authors:
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Jared A Montoya; Jennifer J Salinas; Cristina S Barroso; Lisa Mitchell-Bennett; Belinda Reininger |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health Volume: 13 ISSN: 1557-1920 ISO Abbreviation: J Immigr Minor Health Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-01-17 Completed Date: 2011-04-29 Revised Date: 2011-09-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256527 Medline TA: J Immigr Minor Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 94-100 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Behavioral Sciences Department, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA. |
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Adult Feeding Behavior / ethnology* Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Hispanic Americans* Humans Male Mexico / ethnology Middle Aged Questionnaires Texas |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1U54RR023417-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; MD000170 P20/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; P20 MD000170-08/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS |
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