Comparing American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescent Daughters’ and Their Mothers’ Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Risk for Gestational Diabetes: Implications for Mother-Daughter Communication on Reproductive Health
Description: This study examines baseline awareness, knowledge, health beliefs, communication, and behaviors related to gestational diabetes risk reduction among American Indian/Alaska Native mother–daughter dyads, highlighting significant gaps in knowledge and communication and underscoring the need for early, culturally responsive preconception counseling interventions.
Citation: Charron-Prochownik D, Moore KR, Stotz S, Akers A, Beirne S, Brega AG, Chalmers L, Fischl A, Garrow H, Gonzales K, Nadeau KJ, O’Banion N, Powell J, Seely E, Powell B, Abujaradeh H, Sereika SM. Comparing American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescent Daughters’ and Their Mothers’ Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Risk for Gestational Diabetes: Implications for Mother-Daughter Communication on Reproductive Health. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2023 Aug;49(4):267-280. doi: 10.1177/26350106231178837. Epub 2023 Jun 18. PMID: 37332238; PMCID: PMC12045707.