Sources of information about gestational weight gain, diet and exercise among Brazilian immigrant women living in the USA: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess sources of information about gestational weight gain (GWG), diet and exercise among first-time pregnant Brazilian women in the USA.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Massachusetts, USA.

Participants

First-time pregnant Brazilian women.

Results

Eighty-six women, the majority of whom were immigrants (96·5 %) classified as having low acculturation levels (68 %), participated in the study. Approximately two-thirds of respondents had sought information about GWG (72·1 %), diet (79·1 %) and exercise (74·4 %) via the internet. Women classified as having low acculturation levels were more likely to seek information about GWG via the internet (OR = 7·55; 95 % CI 1·41, 40·26) than those with high acculturati

SUBMITTER: Lindsay AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195507 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature