1. Nutritional Beliefs and Practices of Arabic-Speaking Middle Eastern Mothers Living in the United States.
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Al-Bkerat, Maisaa, Martins, Diane C., and Schwartz-Barcott, Donna
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NURSES , *COMMUNITY health services , *HEALTH attitudes , *ACCULTURATION , *RESEARCH funding , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *QUALITATIVE research , *INTERVIEWING , *TRANSCULTURAL nursing , *ATTITUDES of mothers , *CHILD nutrition , *FAMILIES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *FOOD , *ARABS , *PSYCHOLOGY of mothers , *RESEARCH methodology , *SCHOOL nursing , *MOTHERHOOD , *NUTRITION , *MIDDLE Easterners , *NUTRITION education , *TRANSCULTURAL medical care - Abstract
Introduction: Culture and acculturation influence nutritional beliefs. Little is known about the Arabic population in the United States. In this study, Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern mothers' perceptions of motherhood and childhood nutritional beliefs and practices are explored. Method: Semi-structured interviews with 12 mothers from Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern countries. Results: Food and family are central to everyday life. Mothers worked hard to maintain traditional nutritional practices with their school-age children. Discussion: Findings can enhance school nurses' ability to collaborate with mothers in nutritional education and address any issues in the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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