Heilemann M V, Lee K A, Stinson J, Koshar J H, Goss G
University of California, Los Angeles 90095-6919, USA.
Res Nurs Health. 2000 Apr;23(2):118-25. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(200004)23:2<118::aid-nur4>3.0.co;2-0.
Research has shown that health outcomes for urban women of Mexican descent are related to acculturation. The purpose of this research was to compare perinatal outcomes of 773 women of Mexican descent who gave birth in three rural northern California hospitals, in relation to acculturation measured three different ways: by place of birth, by language spoken, and by the two factors combined as an Acculturation Index (AI). The prenatal and birth records of 773 Mexico-born or U.S.-born women of Mexican descent were reviewed. Results showed that language spoken was a less useful indicator of acculturation associated with perinatal complications than place of birth or the AI. The categorization of acculturation with the AI enhanced understanding of more specific groups of rural women and their particular health outcomes.
研究表明，墨西哥裔城市女性的健康状况与文化适应有关。本研究的目的是比较773名在北加利福尼亚州北部三家农村医院分娩的墨西哥裔女性的围产期结局，这些结局与通过三种不同方式衡量的文化适应有关：出生地、所讲语言，以及将这两个因素结合作为文化适应指数（AI）。回顾了773名墨西哥裔墨西哥出生或美国出生女性的产前和分娩记录。结果表明，与出生地或文化适应指数相比，所讲语言作为与围产期并发症相关的文化适应指标的作用较小。用文化适应指数对文化适应进行分类，有助于更好地了解农村女性的更具体群体及其特定的健康结局。
