Knowledge about health risks and drinking behavior among Hispanic women who are or have been of childbearing age

Arthur W Blume; Michelle R Resor

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.01.028

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Knowledge about health risks and drinking behavior among Hispanic women who are or have been of childbearing age

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Knowledge about health risks and drinking behavior among Hispanic women who are or have been of childbearing age

Arthur W Blume and Michelle R Resor

Addictive behaviors, Vol.32(10), pp.2335-2339

10/2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.01.028

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104478

PMID: 17324525

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Abstract

Humans

Middle Aged

Alcohol Drinking - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - etiology

Risk

Urban Population

Liver Diseases - etiology

Adult

Female

Surveys and Questionnaires

Culture

Mexican Americans

Multilingualism

Pregnancy Complications - etiology

Cross-Sectional Studies

Liver Diseases - psychology

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Complications - psychology

Heart Diseases - etiology

Heart Diseases - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Adolescent

Aged

In this study, 99 Mexican American women colonia residents who are or had been of childbearing age were assessed for English language skills, alcohol use, beliefs about health risks related to drinking, and awareness of warning labels on alcohol beverage containers. English language skills significantly predicted participants' ability to remember health warnings on beverage containers whereas greater awareness of nutritional information on labels was associated with lesser amounts of alcohol consumed. Beliefs that drinking during pregnancy is helpful and not associated with liver and cognitive problems were significantly associated with higher alcohol consumption, and beliefs that drinking helps when pregnant along with a reported history of drinking during a previous pregnancy significantly predicted self-reported drinking during a most recent pregnancy. The study represents a first step toward understanding how beliefs about drinking risks may be associated with alcohol use among Hispanic women.

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Title: Knowledge about health risks and drinking behavior among Hispanic women who are or have been of childbearing age
Creators: Arthur W Blume - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, United States. awblume@uncc.edu
Michelle R Resor
Publication Details: Addictive behaviors, Vol.32(10), pp.2335-2339
Academic Unit: Psychology, Department of
Publisher: England
Grant note: R24 MD000520 / NIMHD NIH HHS R24 MD000520-02 / NIMHD NIH HHS 1 R24 MD000520-01 / NIMHD NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900546755701842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article