Food Safety Is a Key Determinant of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Urban Beninese Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Nago, Eunice S.; Verstraeten, Roosmarijn; Lachat, Carl K.; Dossa, Romain A.; Kolsteren, Patrick W.
Titel	Food Safety Is a Key Determinant of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Urban Beninese Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44 (2012) 6, S.548-555 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2011.06.006
Schlagwörter	Food; Safety; Eating Habits; Adolescents; Urban Youth; Focus Groups; Secondary School Students; Nutrition Instruction; Barriers; Benin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Sicherheit; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Sekundarschüler; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung
Abstract	Objective: To identify the determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption in urban Beninese adolescents and elements to develop a school-based fruit and vegetable program. Design: Sixteen focus groups conducted with a key word guide. Setting and Participants: Two private and 2 public secondary schools in Cotonou, Benin. One hundred fifty-three students aged 13 to 19 years, 54% girls. Analysis: The focus groups were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed. Three a priori categories from the Social Cognitive Theory were used for the coding: socioenvironmental, personal, and behavioral factors. Additionally, the data were checked to determine whether new categories should be created. Results: Major determinants in the school were availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables, nutrition education, and the competition of unhealthful foods. Food safety emerged as a strong barrier to the adolescents' fruit and vegetable consumption outside home and particularly at school. Conclusions and Implications: Except for food safety, the determinants of fruit and vegetable intake in Beninese adolescents were similar to those in high-income countries. The food safety of fruits and vegetables outside home is a key issue to be studied in detail and integrated in any intervention in Benin and potentially other low- and middle-income countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10