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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Parent calcium-rich-food practices/perceptions are associated with calcium intake among parents and their early adolescent children
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 15, No. 2, Year 2012
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Objective The study aimed to (i) segment parents of early adolescents into subgroups according to their Ca-rich-food (CRF) practices and perceptions regarding early adolescent CRF intake and (ii) determine whether Ca intake of parents and early adolescents differed by subgroup. Design A cross-sectional convenience sample of 509 parents and their early adolescent children completed a questionnaire in 2006-2007 to assess parent CRF practices and perceptions and to estimate parent and child Ca intakes. Setting Self-administered questionnaires were completed in community settings or homes across nine US states. Subjects Parents self-reporting as Asian, Hispanic or non-Hispanic White with a child aged 10-13 years were recruited through youth or parent events.Results Three parent CRF practice/perception segments were identified, including 'Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers' (49 %), 'Water Regulars' (30 %) and 'Sweet-Drink-Permissive Parents' (23 %). Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers were somewhat older and more likely to be non-Hispanic White than other groups. Ca intakes from all food sources, milk/dairy foods and milk only, and milk intakes, were higher among early adolescent children of Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers compared with early adolescents of parents in other segments. Soda pop intakes were highest for early adolescents with parents in the Water Regulars group than other groups. Dedicated-Milk Providers/Drinkers scored higher on culture/tradition, health benefits and ease of use/convenience subscales and lower on a dairy/milk intolerance subscale and were more likely to report eating family dinners daily than parents in the other groups. Conclusions Parent education programmes should address CRF practices/perceptions tailored to parent group to improve Ca intake of early adolescent children. © 2011 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Reicks, Marla M.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Degeneffe, Dennis
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ghosh, Koel
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Bruhn, Christine M.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Goodell, L. Suzanne
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Gunther, Carolyn
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Auld, Garry W.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Ballejos, Miriam
United States, Puyallup
Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Boushey, Carol Jo
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
United States, Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Cluskey, Mary Marshall
United States, Corvallis
Oregon State University
Misner, Scottie L.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Olson, Beth H.
United States, East Lansing
Michigan State University
Wong, Siewsun
United States, Logan
Utah State University
Zaghloul, Sahar S.
United States, Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Egypt, Cairo
National Nutrition Institute
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1368980011001133
e-ISSN:
14752727
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study