Dine (Navajo) female perspectives on mother-daughter communication and cultural assets around the transition to womanhood: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The inclusion of protective factors ("assets") are increasingly supported in developing culturally grounded interventions for American Indian (AI) populations. This study sought to explore AI women's cultural assets, perspectives, and teachings to inform the development of a culturally grounded, intergenerational intervention to prevent substance abuse and teenage pregnancy among AI females.

Methods

Adult self-identified AI women (N = 201) who reside on the Navajo Nation completed a cross-sectional survey between May and October 2018. The 21-question survey explored health communication around the transition to womanhood, cultural assets, perceptions of mother-daughter reproductive health communication, and intervention health topics. Univariate descriptive analys

SUBMITTER: Richards J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8466980 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature