Hlimi Tina, Skinner Kelly, Hanning Rhona M, Martin Ian D, Tsuji Leonard J S
Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2012 Mar 19;71:17344. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17344.
To investigate factors influencing consumption of traditional foods (e.g. wild game, fish) and concerns about environmental contaminants among schoolchildren of the Mushkegowuk Territory First Nations (Moose Factory, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Attawapiskat, and Peawanuck).
Cross-sectional data collection from a Web-based Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (WEB-Q).
Schoolchildren in grades 6-12 (n = 262) responded to 4 of the WEB-Q questions: (a) Do you eat game? (b) How often do you eat game? (c) How concerned are you about the environmental contaminants in the wild game and fish that you eat? (d) I would eat more game if… [6 response options]. Data were collected in 2004 (Fort Albany), 2005 (Peawanuck), 2006 (Attawapiskat), 2007 (Moose Factory) and 2009 (Kashechewan). Hierarchical log-linear modelling (LLM) was used for analyses of multi-way frequency data.
Of the schoolchildren answering the specific questions: 174 consumed game; 95 reported concerns about contaminants in game; and 84 would increase their game consumption if it were more available in their homes. LLM revealed significant differences between communities; schoolchildren in Moose Factory consumed game "rarely or never" at greater than expected frequency, and fewer than expected consumed game "at least once a day". Schoolchildren in Kashechewan had greater frequency of daily game consumption and few were concerned about contaminants in game. Using LLM, we found that sex was an insignificant variable and did not affect game consumption frequency or environmental contaminant concern.
The consumption of traditional foods differed between communities and appears to be related to contamination concerns. In addition, latitudinal variation appears to influence the frequency of traditional food consumption in children; children in the most southerly location consumed traditional food less frequently.
调查影响穆斯克戈武克地区第一民族（穆斯工厂、奥尔巴尼堡、卡谢chewan、阿塔瓦皮斯科特和皮瓦纳克）学童食用传统食物（如野味、鱼类）的因素以及对环境污染物的担忧。
通过基于网络的饮食行为问卷（WEB-Q）收集横断面数据。
6至12年级的学童（n = 262）回答了WEB-Q中的4个问题：（a）你吃野味吗？（b）你多久吃一次野味？（c）你对所吃的野味和鱼类中的环境污染物有多担心？（d）如果……我会吃更多的野味[6个回答选项]。数据于2004年（奥尔巴尼堡）、2005年（皮瓦纳克）、2006年（阿塔瓦皮斯科特）、2007年（穆斯工厂）和2009年（卡谢chewan）收集。采用分层对数线性模型（LLM）对多向频率数据进行分析。
在回答特定问题的学童中，174人食用野味；95人报告担心野味中的污染物；84人表示如果家里更容易获得野味，他们会增加食用量。LLM显示不同社区之间存在显著差异；穆斯工厂的学童“很少或从不”食用野味的频率高于预期，而“每天至少一次”食用野味的人数低于预期。卡谢chewan的学童每天食用野味的频率更高，很少有人担心野味中的污染物。使用LLM，我们发现性别是一个不显著的变量，不影响野味消费频率或对环境污染物的担忧。
不同社区之间传统食物的消费情况不同，似乎与对污染的担忧有关。此外，纬度变化似乎会影响儿童传统食物的消费频率；最南端地区的儿童食用传统食物的频率较低。
