Linda K Ko1, Edgar Rodriguez2, Jihye Yoon2, Rekha Ravindran3, Wade K Copeland2. 1. Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: lko@fredhutch.org. 2. Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. 3. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an 8-week community-based nutrition education program combined with food baskets on fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) among Latinos. DESIGN: Pre-post intervention study assessing perceived barriers, knowledge, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC, using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative). SETTING: Participants' recruitment and data collection took place in the Seattle Metropolitan area from September 2012 to July 2013. PARTICIPANTS: Participants' (n = 40) mean age was 37.8 (±10.5) years. Participants were mostly women, from Mexico, uninsured, low income, and overweight or obese. INTERVENTION: Nuestras Comidas was developed through the use of the Social Cognitive Theory and focused on increasing behavioral capability, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Dependent variables were knowledge, perceived barriers, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC. Independent variable was the intervention (pre-post). STATISTICAL ANALYSES: A McNemar exact test was computed for categorical variables and Wilcoxon signed-rank test and paired t test for continuous variables. Focus group data were analyzed by identifying common themes. RESULTS: Participation in the intervention was significantly associated with increased knowledge, food efficacy, and vegetable consumption. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: A brief nutrition education intervention combined with food baskets can improve healthy eating among Latinos.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an 8-week community-based nutrition education program combined with food baskets on fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) among Latinos. DESIGN: Pre-post intervention study assessing perceived barriers, knowledge, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC, using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative). SETTING:Participants' recruitment and data collection took place in the Seattle Metropolitan area from September 2012 to July 2013. PARTICIPANTS: Participants' (n = 40) mean age was 37.8 (±10.5) years. Participants were mostly women, from Mexico, uninsured, low income, and overweight or obese. INTERVENTION: Nuestras Comidas was developed through the use of the Social Cognitive Theory and focused on increasing behavioral capability, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Dependent variables were knowledge, perceived barriers, food efficacy, food outcomes, and FVC. Independent variable was the intervention (pre-post). STATISTICAL ANALYSES: A McNemar exact test was computed for categorical variables and Wilcoxon signed-rank test and paired t test for continuous variables. Focus group data were analyzed by identifying common themes. RESULTS: Participation in the intervention was significantly associated with increased knowledge, food efficacy, and vegetable consumption. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: A brief nutrition education intervention combined with food baskets can improve healthy eating among Latinos.
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