A Brief Community-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Combined With Food Baskets Can Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Latinos

作者：Ko Linda K^*; Rodriguez Edgar; Yoon Jihye; Ravindran Rekha; Copeland Wade K

来源：Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2016, 48(9): 609-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.jneb.2016.06.010

• fruits
• vegetables
• nutrition education
• food baskets
• Latinos
• Social Cognitive Theory
• food choice

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.

• 出版日期2016-10