‘It is in our hands—Why wait until you are sick?’: Perceptions about diabetes prevention of Latina mothers in Mexico and the United States
Authors' conclusion
Mothers sought to prevent Type 2 diabetes and live healthy lives, particularly, after receiving a diagnosis of gestational diabetes or when learning about their children's risks for Type 2 diabetes but perceived significant barriers to Type 2 diabetes prevention.
Study context
- Population
- Low-income Mexican mothers in San Luis Potosí, Mexico and Latina mothers in Illinois, US, recruited by the Holistic Obesity Prevention Study (HOPS)24 Spanish, 1 English interviews
- Participants
- 25 mothers
- Outcome
- Perceptions about T2D prevention (Health Belief Model themes)
Methodological detailssemistructured interviews, Health Belief Model framework
- Semistructured interviews
- Health Belief Model framework
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Knew someone with diabetes
22
88%
Relative with diabetes: father
8
Relative with diabetes: mother
6
Relative with diabetes: grandparent
7
Original publication
‘It is in our hands—Why wait until you are sick?’: Perceptions about diabetes prevention of Latina mothers in Mexico and the United States. Diabet Med. Published 17 February 2023. doi:10.
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