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1Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
The aim of this small qualitative research study, conducted in 2004, was to gain an understanding about how mothers, who live in a socio-economically deprived ward, protect and promote their families' health, in particular that of their children. Ten mothers from a socio-economically deprived ward were recruited and interviewed using an in-depth, semi-structured approach. The study revealed that the mothers were motivated and knowledgeable. Being a 'good' mother was strongly related to health issues and was important to the mothers' self-esteem and positive self-identities. The findings suggest it is essential that health visitors appreciate the economic and social context of mothers' daily lives if they are to understand their health-impacting decisions. When making health-impacting decisions the mothers valued the health knowledge, experiences and opinions of family and friends, particularly their own mothers. This has implications for health visiting practice. It suggests that health visitors could more effectively promote the health of families by engaging with mothers within their wider social groups
The aim of this small qualitative research study, conducted in 2004, was to gain an understanding about how mothers, who live in a socio-economically deprived ward, protect and promote their families' health, in particular that of their children. Ten mothers from a socio-economically deprived ward were recruited and interviewed using an in-depth, semi-structured approach. The study revealed that the mothers were motivated and knowledgeable. Being a 'good' mother was strongly related to health issues and was important to the mothers' self-esteem and positive self-identities. The findings suggest it is essential that health visitors appreciate the economic and social context of mothers' daily lives if they are to understand their health-impacting decisions. When making health-impacting decisions the mothers valued the health knowledge, experiences and opinions of family and friends, particularly their own mothers. This has implications for health visiting practice. It suggests that health visitors could more effectively promote the health of families by engaging with mothers within their wider social groups
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