| Culturally relevant nutrition education improves dietary quality among WIC-eligible Vietnamese immigrants. | |
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PMID: 12047839 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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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Authors:
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Joanne P Ikeda; Loan Pham; Kim-Phuc Nguyen; Rita Allhoff Mitchell |
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Publication Detail:
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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 Detail:
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Title: Journal of nutrition education and behavior Volume: 34 ISSN: 1499-4046 ISO Abbreviation: J Nutr Educ Behav Publication Date: 2002 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-06-05 Completed Date: 2002-08-15 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101132622 Medline TA: J Nutr Educ Behav Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 151-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. jikeda@socrates.berkeley.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Diet / standards* Female Food Habits / ethnology Food Services Humans Mental Recall Middle Aged Nutritional Sciences / education* United States Vietnam / ethnology |
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