Lawrence J M, Devlin E, Macaskill S, Kelly M, Chinouya M, Raats M M, Barton K L, Wrieden W L, Shepherd R
European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
J Hum Nutr Diet. 2007 Aug;20(4):311-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2007.00766.x.
Lower birth weight, often found in infants from minority ethnic groups, may be partly because of the disproportionate representation of ethnic minority groups in low-income areas. To develop an intervention, to improve the nutritional intake of young women from populations at risk of low-birth-weight babies, which would be culturally sensitive and well received by the intended recipients, a community development approach was used to investigate factors that might influence food choice and the nutritional intake of girls and young women from ethnic minority groups.
Focus group discussions were conducted across the UK, to explore factors that might affect the food choices of girls and young women of African and South Asian decent. The data was analysed using deductive content analysis (Qual. Soc. Res., 1, 2000, 1). Discussions were around the broad themes of buying and preparing food, eating food and dietary changes, and ideas for an intervention to improve diet.
The focus group discussions indicated that all the communities took time, price, health and availability into consideration when making food purchases. The groups were also quite similar in their use of 'Western' foods which tended to be of the fast food variety. These foods were used when there was not enough time to prepare a 'traditional' meal.
Many issues that affect the food choice of people who move to the UK are common within different ethnic groups. The idea of a practical intervention based on improving cooking skills was popular with all the groups.
低出生体重常见于少数族裔的婴儿中，这可能部分是因为少数族裔在低收入地区的占比过高。为了开发一种干预措施，以改善有生出低体重儿风险人群中年轻女性的营养摄入，且该措施要具有文化敏感性并能为目标受众欣然接受，我们采用了社区发展方法来调查可能影响少数族裔女孩和年轻女性食物选择及营养摄入的因素。
在英国各地开展了焦点小组讨论，以探究可能影响非洲和南亚裔女孩及年轻女性食物选择的因素。使用演绎性内容分析法（《质性社会研究》，第1卷，2000年，第1期）对数据进行了分析。讨论围绕购买和准备食物、饮食及饮食变化，以及改善饮食的干预措施构想等广泛主题展开。
焦点小组讨论表明，所有社区在购买食物时都会考虑时间、价格、健康和可获得性。这些群体在使用“西式”食品方面也颇为相似，这类食品往往是快餐。当没有足够时间准备“传统”餐食时就会选择这些食物。
影响移民到英国的人群食物选择的许多问题在不同族裔群体中都很常见。基于提高烹饪技能的切实可行的干预措施构想受到了所有群体的欢迎。
