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Health practices of adult Hispanic women
Author(s) -
Higgins Patricia Grant,
Learn Cheryl Demerath
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00999.x
Subject(s) - health promotion , gerontology , health care , spirituality , medicine , ethnography , nursing , theme (computing) , alternative medicine , public health , sociology , political science , pathology , anthropology , law , computer science , operating system
Health practices of adult Hispanic women The purpose of this focused ethnography was to discover the patterns and variability of health practices used by Hispanic women aged 20–40 years. Seven adult Hispanic women from an urban New Mexico county were interviewed four to seven times each about their health practices. The women described their views of good health. They were aware of current health promotion practices such as good nutrition and exercise. They also practised safety measures for themselves and their families. These women did not report any information on specific cultural disease prevention behaviours and described few practices related to their Hispanic culture. A theme that also emerged from the data was an emphasis on the importance of spirituality and the integration of the spiritual dimension as important to healthy living. Implications for health care providers include knowing that urban adult Hispanic women are versed in contemporary health literature and take better care of their families than of themselves.