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.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 30, 2016
Accepted:
June 23,
2016
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors' conflict of interest disclosures can be found online with this article on www.jneb.org.
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