A Qualitative Study of Social, Cultural, and Historical Influences on African American Women's Infant-Feeding Practices
A Qualitative Study of Social, Cultural, and Historical Influences on African American Women's Infant-Feeding Practices
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DOI：
10.1891/1058-1243.27.2.71
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
Thoyre, Suzanne
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作者：
DeVane-Johnson, Stephanie;Giscombe, Cheryl Woods;Thoyre, Suzanne
本研究的目的是描述文化因素影响非裔美国母亲对婴儿喂养的看法。对不同非洲裔美国母亲的六个焦点小组讨论的分析得出了母乳喂养文献中很少探讨的社会历史因素。这些因素是文化、社会和世代相传并融入家庭的事件、经历和其他现象，可能影响母乳喂养的信念和行为。这项研究的结果阐明了非裔美国人历史的迷人方面，以及一些非裔美国妇女选择母乳喂养还是人工补充喂养的复杂背景。该研究还表明，需要制定以家庭为中心和文化相关的策略来提高非裔美国人的母乳喂养率。
The purpose of this study was to describe cultural factors influencing African American mothers' perceptions about infant feeding. Analysis of six focus group discussions of diverse African American mothers yielded sociohistorical factors that are rarely explored in the breastfeeding literature. These factors are events, experiences, and other phenomena that have been culturally, socially, and generationally passed down and integrated into families, potentially influencing breastfeeding beliefs and behaviors. The results from this study illuminate fascinating aspects of African American history and the complex context that frames some African American women's choice about breastfeeding versus artificial supplementation feeding. This study also demonstrates the need for developing family centered and culturally relevant strategies to increase the African American breastfeeding rate.