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Health Education Research Advance Access published online on August 4, 2009
Health Education Research, doi:10.1093/her/cyp044
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Correlates of availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables in homes of low-income Hispanic families

Jayna M. Dave1,*, Alexandra E. Evans2, Karin A. Pfeiffer3, Ken W. Watkins4 and Ruth P. Saunders4

1 Department of Pediatrics, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
2 Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, TX 78701, USA
3 Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
4 Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA

Correspondence to: * Correspondence to: J. M. Dave. E-mail: jmdave{at}bcm.tmc.edu

Availability and accessibility (AA) has been consistently shown across studies as the most important correlate of fruits and vegetables (FV) intake. However, there is little data on factors that influence AA of FV, especially in Hispanic families. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between parental factors, child's preferences for FV and AA of FV in homes of low-income Hispanic families with children 5–12 years old. A convenience sample of 184 parents of low socioeconomic status recruited through public elementary schools completed a self-administered questionnaire about demographics, language spoken at home and food insecurity (FI). Parental factors and child's preferences were measured using a 16-item questionnaire, which was developed specifically for the study. AA of FV was measured using a validated nine-item index. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that language spoken at home, parental practices that promote consumption of FV, parental role modeling and perceived benefits of fast food had significant and independent associations with AA of FV at home. Intervention programs should take into consideration the language spoken at home and target at improving parental factors in order to improve AA of FV.

Received on November 19, 2008; accepted on June 23, 2009


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