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Economic analysis of bilingual interactive multimedia nutrition education.
Full Abstract
CONTEXT:
Interactive multimedia (IMM) provides a means to deliver accurate, consistent, and convenient nutrition education.
OBJECTIVE:
To compare direct costs of bilingual IMM and peer nutrition education methods.
DESIGN:
Cost per unit of nutrition education for each delivery method was calculated.
SETTING:
Touch-screen computer kiosk systems in food assistance programs.
PARTICIPANTS:
Approximately 727 low-income and Hispanic persons.
INTERVENTION:
Bilingual IMM and nutrition education classes taught by peer educators.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Cost per unit of nutrition education delivered.
ANALYSIS:
Descriptive:
to compare costs and determine break-even points.
RESULTS:
Initially, costs for both methods dropped and then nearly leveled for the peer method at a break-even point of 633 units, whereas those for IMM continued to decrease.
CONCLUSIONS:
Interactive multimedia is a cost-effective method of delivering nutrition education, especially to large numbers of people.
IMPLICATIONS:
Use of this technology could reach additional low-income persons at decreasing costs.
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Author information
Author/s: Gould, Susan Martin (SM); Anderson, Jennifer (J);
Affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1571, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior (J Nutr Educ Behav), published in Canada. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Sep-Oct; vol 34 (issue 5) : pp 273-8
Dates: Created 2003/01/31; Completed 2003/03/21; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12559063, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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