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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Low-income mothers"”.
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Constraints on Breastfeeding Choices for Low Income Mothers
… Breastfeeding is a health disparity issue with mothers who are poor, young, less educated or Black less likely to breastfeed. This project examined impacts of sexual perceptions of breastfeeding, social support, and work on breastfeeding choices made by a sample of low income mothers. A …
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An analysis of predictors of child rearing strategies for low income mothers
… rearing strategies in a survey population of 330 mothers enrolled in the federal Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program in rural Montana and urban Los Angeles, and to answer the following questions: (1) What are the descriptive characteristics of the population under study? (2) What are the …
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Self-Regulation Abilities of Low-Income Mothers in Community Based, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
… are designed to improve dietary behaviors among low-income populations. Although EFNEP has seen improvements, they are not yet up to recommendations. Previous studies have been successful in eliciting behavior change when improving self-regulation in conjunction with dietary education. Thus, the …
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Parenting strategies and other factors related to the potential for child abuse in low income mothers
… characteristics and traits that identify mothers who have the greatest potential to abuse or neglect their children by determining whether parenting strategies, age of the mother, educational attainment, and isolation indicated by place of residence and marital status are predictive of the …
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The Head Start mother: organizational participation and the selves, self-concepts, and empowerment of low-income mothers
… parental participation in order to provide low-income parents a possibility of enriching their lives and empowering themselves through education. Using symbolic interaction as the initial theoretical perspective, I examine the experiences of mothers and how their involvement in the Head …
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Breastfeeding as foodwork in the workplace among black, low-income women in South Africa
… in-depth interviews with 33 black low-income mothers in Cape Town, South Africa, this study gives meaning to the labour of foodwork that these mothers perform. The data were analysed through an intersectional analytic lens to understand how race, class, and gender shape foodwork …
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Exploring low income working mother's perceptions of community support for exclusive breastfeeding after returning to work
This qualitative study sought to explore low income working mother's perceptions of community support for exclusive breastfeeding after returning to work. The results from 12 indepth semi-structured interviews conducted with low income mothers, working full-time in a clothing factory located in the …
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Using Positive Reinforcement as an Intervention to Increase Breastfeeding for New Mothers in a Low-income Population
… newborns worldwide. Breastfeeding rates among low-income mothers are very low due to the lack of support and early introduction of formula. The present study examined the effects of providing these mothers with reinforcement to encourage breastfeeding. The mothers tracked their feedings using a …
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Perceptions Of Five Low-Income Parents On School Readiness
… study explored the perceptions of five low-income mothers regarding their child's readiness for kindergarten. The study has the potential to help early childhood advocates and other stakeholders (a) understand how low-income environments influence school readiness, (b) understand the …
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Developmental outcome in preschoolers: Interrelations among maternal depression, perceived social support, and child's age of entry into Head Start
… was examined. The study sample included 43 low-income mothers and their pre-school aged children who were enrolled in a large Head Start program in Southwest Virginia. Maternal depressive symptomology was measured using the CES-D and perceived social support was measured using the Perceived …
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Barriers and Outcomes for Low-income Women with Mental Illness During Post-Partum [poster]
Introduction: Maternal mortality among low-income mothers in the United States (U.S.) is steadily increasing (Eckert, 2020). The risk for developing mental illness is higher among middle- and low-income households, where 1 in 4 women report depression during pregnancy and 1 in 5 report having …
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An Educational Approach to Improve Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-Income Women and to Promote Endorsement of Lactation Among Future Physicians
… rates, particularly among the least educated, low-income mothers, are measurably less than the 1990 projected rates set by the Department of Health and Human Services. Studies were undertaken to determine: (1) instruction to improve breastfeeding rates among low-income, primigravide women and …
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Three essays examining social vulnerability and place-based determinants of health
… analyze repeated survey data and interviews of low-income mothers hit by the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, this study found a unit increase in year-weighted county opportunity predicted a doubling of incomes approximately 12 years after the hurricane, but only if participants remained in higher …
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Social policy evaluation: How did the 1996 Welfare Reform Legislation influence unmarried Teen Birth rates in Texas Counties
… policy of providing welfare benefits to eligible low-income mothers and their children. Despite a lack of evidence, current welfare policies are being implemented based on the belief that welfare restrictions and sanctions can change the reproductive behavior of women, particularly teens. The …
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Influences of stress, individual and family processes on rural low-income children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors
… rituals) and child behavior outcomes among rural low-income families in general as well as rural low-income families of Latinx origin. Data were collected from rural low-income mothers who participated in a multi-state project Rural Families Speak about Health (RFSH) and an outgrowth project …
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Influences on Parenting and Child Outcomes Among School -Age Children of Adolescent Mothers
… has found both children and their teenage mothers to be at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts who have children in early adulthood rather than adolescence. However, few studies have identified processes by which adolescent mothers' parenting affects the functioning of their …
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In pursuit of adulthood : the urban choices and trade-offs of young mothers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
… the trade-offs and tensions faced by a group of low-income mothers navigating the reconstruction of their emerging adulthood lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Focusing on the life stories of 53 young women between the ages of 19 and 29, this study reveals a new framework for the way …
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Transition to Motherhood-A Qualitative Study of Low Income Women's First Term Pregnancy Experiences
… (Zachariah, 2009). These include first time mothers, women with low income and racial/ethnic minorities. Yet the primary focus of prior maternal transition research has been white, married, educated women from middle to upper class income levels. The current study focused on exploring the …
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