Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis, CA.
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis, CA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 Oct;54(10):902-907. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2022.06.001. Epub 2022 Aug 13.
Examine the association between educational attainment and improvement in food practice outcomes of the California Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) participants.
Secondary data analysis.
A total of 19,089 participants, 92.3% female, 77.2% Hispanic, 19.7% with ≤ sixth-grade education, and 68.9% with incomes ≤ 100% of the federal poverty level.
Improvement in food resource management practices (FRMP), nutrition practices, and food safety practices (FSP).
Wilcoxon signed rank tests examined pre-post outcomes. Mann-Whitney U tests compared whether participants in the lowest and highest educational attainment quartiles had similar levels of improvement.
California EFNEP is associated with improved FRMP (z = -95.33), nutrition practices (z = -94.91), and FSP (z = -92.37); (P < 0.001). Lowest educational quartile was associated with more improvement in FRMP and FSP (P < 0.001).
California EFNEP contributed to improved food practice outcomes for low and high educational attainment participants. Program content and instruction are effective across the education continuum.
研究教育程度与加利福尼亚扩大食品营养教育计划（EFNEP）参与者改善食品实践结果之间的关系。
二次数据分析。
共有 19089 名参与者，92.3%为女性，77.2%为西班牙裔，19.7%的人受教育程度≤六年级，68.9%的人收入≤联邦贫困线的 100%。
食品资源管理实践（FRMP）、营养实践和食品安全实践（FSP）的改善。
Wilcoxon 符号秩检验用于检验前后结果。Mann-Whitney U 检验用于比较受教育程度最低和最高四分位数的参与者是否具有相似的改善水平。
加利福尼亚 EFNEP 与 FRMP（z=-95.33）、营养实践（z=-94.91）和 FSP（z=-92.37）的改善有关（P < 0.001）；最低教育四分位数与 FRMP 和 FSP 的改善更显著（P < 0.001）。
加利福尼亚 EFNEP 为受教育程度较低和较高的参与者提供了改善食品实践结果的机会。计划内容和教学在整个教育连续体中都是有效的。
