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Abstract
Grant Number: 5F32AT001995-03 Project Title: Gestational Dietary Supplement Use on US-Mexico Border
PI Information: Name Title BAYLES, BRYAN P. baylesb@uthscsa.edu Abstract: 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.
Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.Thesaurus Terms:
Hispanic American, alternative medicine, diet therapy, dietary supplement, female, health behavior, mother /embryo /fetus nutrition
nutritional epidemiology
behavioral /social science research tag, clinical research, interview, nutrition related tag, postdoctoral investigator
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229 Fiscal Year: 2008 Department: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE Project Start: 01-SEP-2006 Project End: 31-AUG-2009 ICD: NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IRG: ZAT1