Gestational Dietary Supplement Use on US-Mexico Border

描述(由申请人提供)：申请者的申请包括一个公共卫生硕士学位的学习课程，以及一个结合定性人种学访谈方法和前瞻性调查的指导性研究项目，目的是：[1]确定德克萨斯州-墨西哥边境地区拉美裔妇女[18岁]围产期使用CAM的性质和流行率。[2]确定CAM使用与心理-社会变量之间的经验关系，这些变量可能有助于拉美裔人的韧性，特别是家庭主义和文化适应状况。这些变量将在CAM使用的更广泛的社会行为模型的背景下进行检验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The applicant's application includes a course of study leading to a Masters of Public Health degree, as well as a mentored research project combining qualitative ethnographic interview methods with a prospective survey in order to: [1] determine the nature and prevalence of perinatal CAM use among a sample of Hispanic women [>18 yrs] in the Texas-Mexico border region. [2] determine the empirical relationship among CAM use and psycho-social variables that may contribute to resilience among Latinas, in particular, familismo and acculturation status. These variables will be examined in the context of a broader socio-behavioral model of CAM use.