Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 652-659

Factors Correlated to Protective and Risk Dietary Patterns in Immigrant Latino Mothers in Non-metropolitan Rural Communities (Article)

Torres-Aguilar P. , Teran-Garcia M. , Wiley A.* , Raffaelli M. , Morales M.
  • a Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2006 Christopher Hall, MC-081, 904 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
  • b Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
  • c Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2006 Christopher Hall, MC-081, 904 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
  • d Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2006 Christopher Hall, MC-081, 904 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
  • e Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States

Abstract

Immigrant Latinos face conditions which over time negatively impact their nutritional behaviors and health outcomes. Our objective was to evaluate associations between environmental and lifestyle factors and both protective dietary patterns (e.g., intake of fruits and vegetables) and harmful dietary patterns (e.g., consumption of salty snacks and fast food). Surveys were individually and orally administered to 105 foreign-born Latina mothers living in rural locations in a Midwestern state. Principal component analysis created composite variables for each construct and Spearman correlations were conducted to determine associations. Protective dietary patterns were positively associated with access to food and information (ρ s  = 0.21) and language acculturation (ρ s  = 0.24), and negatively associated with family challenges (ρ s  = −0.31). Food insecurity was negatively associated with harmful dietary patterns (ρ s  = −0.24). Findings suggest that rural Latino dietary interventions should be complemented with comprehensive strategies addressing environmental and lifestyle factors across ecological domains. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Latina rural Ecological model Dietary Patterns

Index Keywords

lifestyle Life Style demography human statistics and numerical data rural population Food Supply diet Environment ethnology Hispanic Americans Residence Characteristics catering service Humans migrant Hispanic Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors female socioeconomics Mothers cultural factor Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice mother adult attitude to health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84929678028&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0212-2&partnerID=40&md5=a8e9274273dac2d4906cb081c6a57697
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0212-2
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English