Herdt-Losavio Michele L, Lin Shao, Chen Ming, Luo Ming, Tang Jianzhong, Hwang Syni-An
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower, Room 1203, Albany, NY, 12237, USA,
Matern Child Health J. 2014 Jul;18(5):1258-64. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1360-4.
We examined generational differences in fish consumption and knowledge of benefits/warnings of fish consumption among parents and children. This cross-sectional study gathered self-administered questionnaire data, including demographics, fish consumption behavior (including specific fish species) and knowledge of fish consumption warnings and benefits. Fish were later grouped into four categories by potential mercury contamination. Descriptive statistics were conducted for all variables comparing all adults and children. Benefit/risk knowledge variables were also descriptively analyzed among parent-child pairs only. Multivariate Poisson regression was conducted on pairs to assess risk factors for children eating higher mercury fish. 421 adults and 207 children (171 adult-child pairs) participated (family response rate: 71%). Slightly more adults (97.6%) ate fish in the last year than children (92.3%); however, there was no difference between consumption of fish by category of potential mercury contamination. Both adults (44%) and children (45%) ate high-mercury fish. In 71% of parent-child pairs, both the parent and the child knew of benefits of consuming fish; only 31% knew of warnings. Parental consumption of high or moderately-high-mercury fish was related to the child's consumption of fish in the same category. Parents and children need additional education to make better choices about fish consumption. Education should target the family and include specifics about benefits and risks.
我们研究了父母与子女在鱼类消费以及鱼类消费益处/风险认知方面的代际差异。这项横断面研究收集了自填式问卷调查数据，包括人口统计学信息、鱼类消费行为（包括特定鱼类品种）以及鱼类消费风险和益处的认知。随后，根据潜在汞污染情况将鱼类分为四类。对所有变量进行描述性统计，比较所有成年人和儿童。仅对亲子对中的益处/风险认知变量进行描述性分析。对亲子对进行多变量泊松回归分析，以评估儿童食用高汞鱼类的风险因素。421名成年人和207名儿童（171对成人-儿童对）参与了研究（家庭回应率：71%）。去年吃鱼的成年人（97.6%）略多于儿童（92.3%）；然而，按潜在汞污染类别划分的鱼类消费量之间没有差异。成年人（44%）和儿童（45%）都食用高汞鱼类。在71%的亲子对中，父母和孩子都知道食用鱼类的益处；只有31%知道相关风险。父母食用高汞或中度高汞鱼类与孩子食用同一类别的鱼类有关。父母和孩子需要接受更多教育，以便在鱼类消费方面做出更好的选择。教育应针对家庭，并包括有关益处和风险的具体信息。
