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Identifying Participants Who Would Benefit the Most from an Adult Food-literacy Program

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  • Andrea Begley

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia)

  • Ellen Paynter

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia)

  • Lucy M. Butcher

    (Foodbank Western Australia, Perth Airport 6105, Australia)

  • Vanessa Bobongie

    (Foodbank Western Australia, Perth Airport 6105, Australia)

  • Satvinder S. Dhaliwal

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia)

Abstract

Food literacy programs aim to improve behaviours required to achieve a quality diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic, food literacy related and dietary behaviour of participants enrolling in Food Sensations ® for Adults, a free four-week food literacy program and identify the subgroup of participants who benefit most. Cross-sectional pre-program questionnaire data (n = 1626) from participants enrolling in the program was used to stratify into low, middle and high food-literacy tertiles. Factor scores from a reliability analysis of food literacy behaviours were then used to produce a composite score). Participants were 80.2% female, 56% aged 26 to 45 years and 73.3% from low to middle socio-economic areas. Demographic characteristics were not a significant predictor of the lowest composite food-literacy group. Those with the lowest composite food-literacy tertile score were more likely to have lower self-rated cooking skills, a negative attitude to the cost of healthy foods, lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and a higher frequency of consuming takeaway food and sugary drinks. Food literacy programs must focus on recruiting those who have low self-rated cooking skills, who consider healthy foods expensive and have poor dietary intakes and will most likely to benefit from such programs.

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  • Andrea Begley & Ellen Paynter & Lucy M. Butcher & Vanessa Bobongie & Satvinder S. Dhaliwal, 2019. "Identifying Participants Who Would Benefit the Most from an Adult Food-literacy Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-16, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:7:p:1272-:d:221301
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    1. Raquel Rosas & Filipa Pimenta & Isabel Leal & Ralf Schwarzer, 2022. "FOODLIT-Trial: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Digital Intervention to Promote Food Literacy and Sustainability Behaviours in Adults Using the Health Action Process Approach and the Behaviour Chan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.
    2. Andrea Begley & Ellen Paynter & Lucy Butcher & Vanessa Bobongie & Satvinder S. Dhaliwal, 2020. "Identifying Who Improves or Maintains Their Food Literacy Behaviours after Completing an Adult Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-13, June.

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