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Hmong Cultural Practices and Beliefs

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  • Jaya Jambunathan

    (University of Wisconsin)

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The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural practices and beliefs of the Hmong in the postpartum period Using the qualitative research method of in-depth interviewing, data were collected through semistructured interviews. A convenience sample of 52 childbearing Hmong women was interviewed with the help of Hmong interpreters. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed for analysis. Data analysis revealed cultural practices and beliefs categories related to diet, rest period, appropriate clothing, breast feeding, and sex practices in the postpartum period. Implications for nursing include both cultural sensitivity and an understanding of such traditional practices, before suggesting or implementing any health-promotion activities.

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  • Jaya Jambunathan, 1995. "Hmong Cultural Practices and Beliefs," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 4(3), pages 335-345, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:4:y:1995:i:3:p:335-345
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389500400309
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