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Culturally relevant nutrition education improves dietary quality among WIC-eligible Vietnamese immigrants.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To provide culturally appropriate nutrition education to improve the diets of Vietnamese women.
DESIGN:
A total of 152 homemakers were recruited to participate in a nutrition education project, with 76 receiving the intervention and 76 serving as the control group.
SUBJECTS/SETTING:
Non-English-speaking women eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) with incomes below 185% of the poverty level living in 5 California counties.
INTERVENTION:
Bicultural, bilingual Vietnamese-American nutrition education assistants taught 5 to 7 lessons in the Vietnamese language using nutrition education materials written in the Vietnamese language by 2 bilingual, bicultural nutritionists.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Twenty-four-hour food recalls were obtained before and after the 8-week interval on the treatment and control groups.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:
To examine if there were changes over time in nutrient intake and nutrient density within groups, matched pair t tests were done. Analysis of covariance techniques determined differences between groups. McNemar tests determined if, within groups, there were changes over time in food groups consumed. Chi-square techniques determined changes between groups.
RESULTS:
Over time, the number of treatment group participants who had at least one serving from each food group (P <.01), and who had the recommended number of servings from each food group (P <.05), significantly increased in comparison to the control group. Over time, the dietary nutrient density of calcium, riboflavin, and vitamin B6 (P <.05), as well as potassium (P <.01), of treatment group participants significantly improved in comparison to the control group.
IMPLICATIONS:
With training, bilingual, bicultural women can effectively deliver culturally relevant nutrition education to their peers.
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Author information
Author/s: Ikeda, Joanne P (JP); Pham, Loan (L); Nguyen, Kim-Phuc (KP); Mitchell, Rita Allhoff (RA);
Affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. jikeda(-atsign-)socrates.berkeley.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior (J Nutr Educ Behav), published in Canada. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 May-Jun; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 151-8
Dates: Created 2002/06/05; Completed 2002/08/15; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12047839, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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