Correlates of Availability and Accessibility of Fruits and Vegetables in Homes of Low-Income Hispanic Families

Autor/inn/en	Dave, Jayna M.; Evans, Alexandra E.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Watkins, Ken W.; Saunders, Ruth P.
Titel	Correlates of Availability and Accessibility of Fruits and Vegetables in Homes of Low-Income Hispanic Families
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 25 (2010) 1, S.97-108 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyp044
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Multiple Regression Analysis; Family Environment; Low Income; Hispanic Americans; Elementary School Students; Questionnaires; Health Education; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Food; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Parent Influence; Spanish Speaking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Niedriglohn; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Fragebogen; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Lebensmittel; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Prädiktor; Korrelation
Abstract	Availability and accessibility (AA) has been consistently shown across studies as the most important correlate of fruits and vegetables (FV) intake. However, there is little data on factors that influence AA of FV, especially in Hispanic families. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between parental factors, child's preferences for FV and AA of FV in homes of low-income Hispanic families with children 5-12 years old. A convenience sample of 184 parents of low socioeconomic status recruited through public elementary schools completed a self-administered questionnaire about demographics, language spoken at home and food insecurity (FI). Parental factors and child's preferences were measured using a 16-item questionnaire, which was developed specifically for the study. AA of FV was measured using a validated nine-item index. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that language spoken at home, parental practices that promote consumption of FV, parental role modeling and perceived benefits of fast food had significant and independent associations with AA of FV at home. Intervention programs should take into consideration the language spoken at home and target at improving parental factors in order to improve AA of FV. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10