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Abstract
Objective
To assess the validity of a self-reported fruit, juice, and vegetable home availability
measure.
Design
Cross-sectional.
Setting
In-home interviews.
Participants
Forty-eight parents of fourth to sixth grade children.
Main Outcome Measures
Scales assessing self-reported home availability of fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables
over the past 7 days compared with an observed home inventory conducted on the interview
day.
Analyses
Cohen's kappa of agreement, specificity and sensitivity, and correlations, with significance
level < .05.
Results
There was substantial agreement between self-reported and observed home inventories
of many fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables among participating families in this
study.
Conclusions and Implications
Self-reported shelf inventories can be an effective tool for use in assessing the
availability of fruit, juice, and vegetables in the home.
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Footnotes
This project was funded in part by federal funds from the USDA/ARS under Cooperative Agreement No. 58-6250-6001. This work was also supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 9700578.
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© 2003 Society for Nutrition Education. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
