Journal article
Mixed Method Approaches to Understanding Cancer-Related Dietary Risk Reduction among Public Housing Residents
Journal of urban health, v 86(4), pp 624-640
Jul 2009
PMID: 19444616
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Abstract
Improving diet is one important pathway for addressing cancer disparities. We conducted mixed-method analyses of 468 24-h dietary recalls from 156 African–American women residents of Washington DC public housing to better understand dietary patterns. Recalls were rated for five cancer-related preventive characteristics (adequate fruits/vegetables, moderate fat, moderate calories, no alcohol, and adequate Healthy Eating Index score), combined as a scale. Bivariate and multivariate analyses identified psychosocial and dietary characteristics associated with scale scores. Qualitative analyses of dietary records identified contextual aspects of food patterns within and across score groups. Sixty-one percent of respondents met zero or one dietary goal; alcohol abstention was most common (64%). Only 12% achieve either three (6%), four (4%), or all five (<1%) goals; five fruit and vegetable servings were least common (15%). The underlying scalar structure of responses suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption is seldom achieved in this population without other scale components. Poorer scores were associated with younger age, depressive symptoms, stressful life events, smoking, and food-purchasing practices. Qualitative analyses identified eight themes related to differences between dietary patterns. Findings reinforce the value of nonreductionist approaches to cancer-related nutrition intervention.
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- Title
- Mixed Method Approaches to Understanding Cancer-Related Dietary Risk Reduction among Public Housing Residents
- Creators
- Ann C Klassen - Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USAKatherine Clegg Smith - Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USAMaureen M Black - Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USALaura E Caulfield - Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 86(4), pp 624-640
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000267592500010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-67650713911
- Other Identifier
- 991014877761304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health