Kannan Srimathi, Webster Dewitt, Sparks Arlene, Acker Charlene M, Greene-Moton Ella, Tropiano Elizabeth, Turner Tonya
Nutrition Department, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, at University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2009 Jul;10(3):349-58. doi: 10.1177/1524839907301406. Epub 2008 Mar 19.
The purpose is to present the process and results of focus groups conducted to access information for the design of a healthy eating curriculum to reduce maternal nutritional risks and enhance protective factors among African American women in relation to birth outcomes. Sixteen younger (19 to 25 years) and 20 older African American women (45 to 60 years), respectively, participated. The PEN-3 model, (Airhihenbuwa, 1995, 1999) guided the focus groups. Most women stated that culture and family relationships impacted their food choices. Younger women expressed creativity with recipes and presented a desire to be more involved with preparing foods. Older women expressed eagerness to teach family-centered culinary skill-building classes. Both groups of women acknowledged time and budget barriers, identified the prevalence of lactose intolerance, and recognized that large grocery stores that offered food variety were not located in their community. Health professionals are encouraged to consider these findings while designing interventions targeting young African American women's nutrition in relation to birth outcomes.
目的是展示焦点小组的过程和结果，这些焦点小组旨在获取信息，以设计一个健康饮食课程，降低非裔美国女性的孕产妇营养风险，并增强与出生结局相关的保护因素。分别有16名年轻（19至25岁）和20名年长（45至60岁）的非裔美国女性参与其中。PEN-3模型（Airhihenbuwa，1995年、1999年）指导了焦点小组。大多数女性表示，文化和家庭关系会影响她们的食物选择。年轻女性在食谱方面表现出创造力，并表示希望更多地参与食物准备。年长女性表示渴望教授以家庭为中心的烹饪技能培养课程。两组女性都承认时间和预算方面的障碍，指出乳糖不耐受的普遍性，并认识到提供多种食物的大型杂货店不在她们所在的社区。鼓励卫生专业人员在设计针对年轻非裔美国女性营养与出生结局相关的干预措施时考虑这些发现。
