Janice T Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 8949338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janice T Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janice T |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Barry University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Feeding and Weaning Practices of Cuban and Haitian Immigrant Mothers
The decline of breast feeding among immigrant mothers is of concern to transcultural nurses and other health care professionals. A descriptive survey of 30 Cuban and 30 Haitian immigrant mothers in South Florida explored their feeding and weaning beliefs and practices. Findings revealed that social, economic, and political factors in their country of origin and in South Florida affected their traditional health-culture beliefs and practices relat…
The Immigrant Haitian Mother: Transcultural Nursing Perspective on Preventive Health Care for Children
Thirty immigrant Haitian mothers in Southeast Florida were interviewed regarding their beliefs and practices about preventive health care (illness prevention and health maintenance measures) for infants and preschool children (up to age 5). All mothers used preventive health care measures from both the Western biomedical and traditional Haitian ethnomedical (folk) systems. Ninety-seven percent used magico-religious measures; 47% administered home…
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The Immigrant Haitian Mother: Transcultural Nursing Perspective on Preventive Health Care for Children
Thirty immigrant Haitian mothers in Southeast Florida were interviewed regarding their beliefs and practices about preventive health care (illness prevention and health maintenance measures) for infants and preschool children (up to age 5). All mothers used preventive health care measures from both the Western biomedical and traditional Haitian ethnomedical (folk) systems. Ninety-seven percent used magico-religious measures; 47% administered home…
Feeding and Weaning Practices of Cuban and Haitian Immigrant Mothers
The decline of breast feeding among immigrant mothers is of concern to transcultural nurses and other health care professionals. A descriptive survey of 30 Cuban and 30 Haitian immigrant mothers in South Florida explored their feeding and weaning beliefs and practices. Findings revealed that social, economic, and political factors in their country of origin and in South Florida affected their traditional health-culture beliefs and practices relat…
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Breast feeding (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (1 works)