Tell me what you mean by "sí": perceptions of quality of prenatal care among immigrant Latina women

• Published in: Qualitative health research Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 780 - 794
• Main Authors: Bender, D E, Harbour, C, Thorp, J, Morris, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.11.2001
• Subjects: Antenatal care; Attitude to Health - ethnology; Data collection; Emigration and Immigration; Female; Health care; Health technology assessment; Hispanic Americans - psychology; Hispanic people; Humans; Immigrants; Latin American people; Noncitizens; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology; Perceptions; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care - standards; Quality; Quality of Health Care; United States; USA; Women; United States

Individual perceptions form the basis of many health research reports related to access, utilization, continuity, and quality. Many health care providers are not well equipped for designing studies or collecting data with immigrant populations. In this article, the authors examine issues in data col...