Author : Monica Maxine Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis A Study of Diet-related Cancer Control Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Among Low-income African American and Hispanic Women by : Monica Maxine Brown
Download or read book A Study of Diet-related Cancer Control Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Among Low-income African American and Hispanic Women written by Monica Maxine Brown and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. Women in ethnic minority groups and women with low socioeconomic status have higher mortality rates from cancers than non-minority women or those from higher socioeconomic classes. Higher rates of morbidity and mortality from cancer may be attributable, in part, to lower levels of health promoting behaviors, such as having a diet low in vegetables and fruits. The purpose of this study was to compare average daily consumption of vegetables and fruits between low income African American and Hispanic women; to examine differences on diet related cancer control attitudes, beliefs and behaviors; and to examine the relationship of demographic, sociocultural and diet-related cancer control attitudes, beliefs and behaviors with the average daily consumption of vegetables and fruit among African American women. Methods. A two-stage, cluster sampling procedure was used to acquire a convenience sample of 124 African American women for this cross-sectional study. Results were then compared to results of a concurrent survey of 102 Latinas in the Por La Vida Cuidándome study. Telephone interviews were conducted to complete questionnaires which included a 24-hour diet recall from which the primary outcomes for this study were calculated. Results. There were differences in self-reported vegetable and fruit consumption between the groups. African American women consumed a mean of 3.9 (s.d. 1.23) servings per day while Latinas consumed a mean of 5.6 (s.d. 0.77) servings per day in a 24-hour period. Variety of vegetables and fruits consumed differed as well, with African Americans women averaging 3.1 and Latinas, 3.6 types of vegetables and fruits per day. Groups differed with respect to diet-related cancer attitudes, beliefs, behaviors. Multivariate modeling, using recruitment group as the unit of analysis, indicated that perceived ease of diet change, frequency of eating a healthy diet, being Latina and marital status predicted vegetable and fruit consumption, and variety of vegetable and fruit after adjusting for age and socioeconomic status. Conclusion. Interventions may be necessary to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change behaviors to increase vegetable and fruit consumption among low-income African American women.
