Qualitative Health Research
Volume 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 780-794

Tell me what you mean by "Si": perceptions of quality of prenatal care among immigrant Latina women (Article)

Bender D.E. , Harbour C. , Thorp J. , Morris P.
  • a University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, United States
  • b State of the Art, Inc., Washington, DC, United States
  • c N. Carolina Prog. Women's Hlth. R., School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, United States
  • d Wake County Human Services, Raleigh, NC, United States, N. Carolina Farmworker Hlth. A.

Abstract

Individual perceptions form the basis of many health research reports related to access, utilization, continuity, and quality. Many health care providers are not well equipped for designing studies or collecting data with immigrant populations. In this article, the authors examine issues in data collection on topics related to perceptions of quality of prenatal care among immigrant Latino populations. The conceptual model is Donabedian's framework for quality. Two instruments - a qualitative interview with photographs representing components of quality and a questionnaire - were used for data collection. Examples of narrative responses given by women in response to the photo-narrative prompts are presented and compared to shorter survey responses. The authors emphasize the importance of designing research instruments that reflect the perceptions of the research subjects rather than simply those of the investigators.

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Index Keywords

prenatal care psychological aspect human ethnology Hispanic Americans United States Humans Hispanic female pregnancy Article migration health care quality Quality of Health Care patient attitude standard Emigration and Immigration Patient Acceptance of Health Care attitude to health
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0035511716&doi=10.1177%2f104973201129119532&partnerID=40&md5=3a65fa7beafba38e9c9e033d43d9951a
DOI: 10.1177/104973201129119532
ISSN: 10497323
Cited by: 45
Original Language: English