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ArticleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2018

Psychosocial Determinants of Food Acquisition and Preparation in Low-Income, Urban African American Households.

JaWanna L Henry, Angela C B Trude, Pamela J Surkan, Elizabeth Anderson Steeves, Laura C Hopkins, Joel Gittelsohn

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Article in Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

JaWanna L Henry1 University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Angela C B Trude2 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Pamela J Surkan2 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elizabeth Anderson Steeves3 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Laura C Hopkins4 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Joel Gittelsohn2 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USThe Ohio State University · USUniversity of Baltimore · USUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

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MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS-ORIENTED CHILDHOOD OBESITY STUDY IN CHINAU54HD070725 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, BRUCE Y · 2011 to 2016
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NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD070725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsychosocial factors are important determinants of health behaviors and diet-related outcomes, yet relatively little work has explored their relation to food-purchasing and preparation behaviors in low-income populations.

aimTo evaluate the psychosocial factors associated with food-related behaviors.

methodsCross-sectional data collected from 465 low-income African American adult caregivers in the baseline evaluation of the B'more Healthy Communities for Kids obesity prevention trial. Questionnaires were used to assess household sociodemographic characteristics, food sources frequently used, and food preparation and food acquisition behaviors. Multiple linear regression models explored the associations between caregiver psychosocial variables and food-related behaviors, controlling for caregivers' age, sex, household income, household size, and food assistance participation.

resultsCaregivers purchased prepared food at carry-outs on average 3.8 times (standard deviation [ SD] = 4.6) within 30 days. Less healthy foods were acquired 2 times more frequently than healthier foods ( p < .001). Higher food-related behavioral intention and self-efficacy scores were positively associated with healthier food acquisition (β = 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.09, 1.4]; β = 0.04; 95% CI [0.02, 0.06]) and negatively associated with frequency of purchasing at prepared food sources (β = -0.4; 95% CI [-0.6, -0.2]; β = -0.5; 95% CI [-0.7, -0.3]), respectively. Higher nutrition knowledge was associated with lower frequency of purchasing food at prepared food venues (β = -0.7; 95% CI: [-1.2, -0.2]). DISCUSSION: Our findings indicate a positive association between psychosocial determinants and healthier food acquisition and food preparation behaviors.

conclusionInterventions that affect psychosocial factors (i.e., food-related behavioral intentions and self-efficacy) may have the potential to increase healthier food preparation and food-purchasing practices among low-income African American families.

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Food SupplyUrban PopulationAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanCaregiversChildCross-Sectional StudiesDiet, HealthyFeeding BehaviorFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansIntentionMalePovertyAfrican Americanfood acquisitionfood preparationintentionsnutrition knowledgepsychosocial factorsrace/ethnicity

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PMID29589482
PMCPMC6119507
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