Factors Affecting Dietary Practices in a Mississippi African American Community
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Focus Group Participants and Selection Criteria
2.2. Focus Group Procedures
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Ethics Statement
3. Results
3.1. Focus Group Demographics
3.2. Focus Group Responses
3.2.1. Availability and Access of Fruits and Vegetables in the African American Community
3.2.2. Community Members’ Perceptions of Ideal Number of Meals a Day a Person Should Eat
3.2.3. Community Members’ Suggestions for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
3.2.4. Perceptions of Healthy Snack in the African American Community
3.2.5. Community Members Perception of Personal Motivations to Eating Healthy Individual and Family Health
3.2.6. Community Members’ Perception of Barriers to Eating Healthy
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Implications for Practice and Future Research
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Focus Group Questions |
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Demographics Characteristics | Frequency | % |
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Counties | ||
Hinds | 28 | 40.0 |
Madison | 27 | 39.0 |
Rankin | 13 | 19.0 |
Missing | 2 | 2.0 |
Gender | ||
Female | 56 | 80.0 |
Male | 14 | 20.0 |
Age | ||
60 and above | 30 | 43.0 |
50–59 | 40 | 57.0 |
Income | ||
Less than $21 K | 12 | 17.0 |
$21,000–$39,000 | 34 | 49.0 |
$40,000–$60,000 | 16 | 23.0 |
Missing | 8 | 1.0 |
Education | ||
Some College+ | 55 | 79.0 |
High School Grad | 14 | 20.0 |
Missing | 1 | 1.0 |
Employment Status | ||
Retired | 30 | 43.0 |
Employed | 34 | 49.0 |
Unemployed | 3 | 4.0 |
Students | 2 | 3.0 |
Missing | 1 | 1.0 |
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White, M.; Addison, C.; Jenkins, B.W.C.; Henderson, F.; McGill, D.; Payton, M.; Antoine‐LaVigne, D. Factors Affecting Dietary Practices in a Mississippi African American Community. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070718
White M, Addison C, Jenkins BWC, Henderson F, McGill D, Payton M, Antoine‐LaVigne D. Factors Affecting Dietary Practices in a Mississippi African American Community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(7):718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070718
Chicago/Turabian StyleWhite, Monique, Clifton Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Frances Henderson, Dorothy McGill, Marinelle Payton, and Donna Antoine‐LaVigne. 2017. "Factors Affecting Dietary Practices in a Mississippi African American Community" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 7: 718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070718