Material Hardship and Stress from COVID-19 in Immigrant Chinese American Families with Infants.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 24(1): 48-57, 2022 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1397029
ABSTRACT
Material hardship and stress, associated with poor infant outcomes, increased during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. Chinese American families were vulnerable to racism-driven disparities. Little is known about maternal perceptions of pandemic impacts on their infants, family, and community. Purposive sampling of low-income Chinese American mothers (n = 25) with infants (1-15 months). Semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted in Mandarin, Cantonese, or English were audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated. Transcripts coded using applied thematic analysis in an iterative process of textual analysis until thematic saturation. Three themes emerged (1) Heightened family hardship included financial strain, disruption of transnational childcare, experiences of racism; (2) Altered infant routines/developmental consequences included using protective equipment on infants, concerns about infant socio-emotional development; (3) Coping strategies included stockpiling essentials, adapting family diets. Strategies to mitigate disparities include expanding social needs screening, correcting misinformation, strengthening support networks, and including low-income Chinese Americans in these efforts.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emigrants and Immigrants
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
J Immigr Minor Health
Journal subject:
Social Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10903-021-01267-8
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