P74 Diet Behavior During COVID: A Qualitative Study of Former Participants of a Food Security Intervention

Food security is achieved through food availability, economic and physical access, proper food utilization, and food stability. Safeguarding the access to sufficient food is more a problem than availability for the most malnourished group as food insecure households favor quantity over quality to avoid hunger. The Nutrition and Dietetics Department of Silliman University, in partnership with the local government units of San Jose and Amlan in Negros Oriental, launched the Nutrition and Food Security Training Program to reduce the problem of malnutrition. One of the components of the program is sustainable home garden food production, which emphasized the role of home gardening to improve access to food quality, thereby addressing nutrition security. This qualitative study seeks to describe the views of the participants on home vegetable gardening to address food and nutrition security. A total of 20 participants were invited to participate voluntarily in this qualitative study. A focus group discussion was used as a qualitative tool. As a result, participants realized that having a home garden can improve nutrient consumption, provide economic benefits, and address food security of the household. Food security was tenable within their homes through concerted efforts, patience, and love. Barangay policymakers were encouraged to formulate legislation and include in their budget the promotion of home gardens to improve the nutritional status of their constituencies.

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The relationship between Nutrition Literacy and Nutrition Information seeking attitudes and Healthy Eating Patterns in the Palestinian Society

10.21203/rs.3.rs-923058/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mariam Al Tell ◽

Nihal Natour ◽

Manal Badrasawi ◽

Eman Shawish

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Critical Literacy ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Online Survey ◽

Nutrition Information ◽

Food Label ◽

Palestinian Society ◽

Diet Behavior ◽

Knowledge Survey ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Introduction: Nutrition literacy is important because it creates motivation and knowledge among public to have accountability towards their nutrition behaviors. Three types of nutrition literacy including functional literacy (FNL), Interactive literacy (INL) and critical literacy were not studied before in Palestinian society.Aims: The aims of the study were to 1) describe three forms of nutrition literacy: FNL, INL and CrL in the Palestinian society 2) To study the relationship between different forms of nutrition literacy and food behavior and nutrition seeking information habit.Methods: A sample of 149 Palestinian participants were recruited to participate in the study. Using an online survey which was distributed through educational and social internet platforms was used to collect data on sociodemographic variable. A translated questionnaire was used to collect information on nutrition literacy and Short Format of the Diet Health and Knowledge Survey (SFDHKS) was used to collect information on diet behavior and USDA food security questionnaire was used to collect data on food security. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21.Results: This study consisted of young adults (20.4± 4.9 y) who are mainly females (78%). Most of our study sample had Bachelors degree or currently enrolled in university to obtain this degree. The mean of FNL was 2.8±0.5, INL 3.3± 0.5, CrL 3.6± 0.5. There was significant correlation between CrL and INL (p< 0.05). There was also significant correlation between various forms of nutrition literacy and some aspects of diet behavior and food label use.Conclusion: Palestinian society is willing to learn about and understand nutrition information and this related to diet behavior

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FAMILY FOOD SECURITY IMPROVEMENT BY USING POSITIVE DEVIANCE APPROACH

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i2.2021.3441 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 120-126

Author(s):

Trini Handayani

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Positive Deviance ◽

Improvement Program ◽

Malnourished Children ◽

Or Groups ◽

The Family ◽

Good Nutrition ◽

Human Need

Background and Objective: Food is a basic human need whose fulfilment cannot be substituted with other materials. Food security is perfectly adequate for a country and its individuals, reflected insufficient food availability, both in terms of its quantity, quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable and affordable. Toddler still had low nutrition and malnutrition of more than 18 % of children throughout Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to assess the Positive Deviance parenting towards toddler in Cianjur. Material and Method: An Observation of the family with low economics levels but have a good nutrition toddler. The sample was 15 families. Interview and observation of the family are used to guide the study. The instruments used were structural and un-structural interviewing. The participant had their economic and nutrition assessed through financial and food sections. The data analysis consisted of the answer to the question that has been asked with using qualitative study. Result: In this study, some individuals or groups have behaviour and strategy that are unusual but successful and have allowed them to find better solutions to their problems. PD is based on the belief that it is solving problems that society faces. Conclusion: PD in nutrition improvement program aims to have under-five children with low nutrition and malnutrition, finding positive deviance behaviour in the community. This behaviour is then followed by the families of low-nourished and malnourished children, increasing their nutritional status.

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Nutrition Literacy is Associated with Income and Place of Residence but not with Diet behavior and Food Security in the Palestinian Society

10.21203/rs.3.rs-684751/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nihal Natour ◽

Mariam AL-Tell ◽

Osama Ikhdour

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Online Survey ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Adequate Nutrition ◽

Palestinian Society ◽

Diet Behavior ◽

Newest Vital Sign ◽

Low Prevalence ◽

Knowledge Survey ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Introduction: Palestinian society is going through health transition associated with increase in chronic diseases due to poor dietary habits so adequate integration of nutrition information is important.Aims: The aim of this study is to find the association between nutrition literacy and diet behavior among a group of Palestinian participants.Methods: A sample of 101 Palestinian participants were recruited to participate in the study. Using an online survey which was distributed through educational and social internet platforms was used to collect data on sociodemographic variable. Newest Vital Sign quiz was used to collect information on nutrition literacy and Short Format of the Diet Health and Knowledge Survey (SFDHKS) was used to collect information on diet behavior and USDA food security questionnaire was used to collect data on food security. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21.Results: This study included 101 participants, mean age 22.7 y± 8.7 y, mainly females. 5.7% of the study participants were obese, 13.8% overweight and 10.3% were underweight. The prevalence of adequate nutrition literacy was 24%. There was minimal association between diet behavior and nutrition literacy, food security and BMI categories, but significant association with income and living in city relative to village (p< 0.05). Only 11 participants had some form of food insecurity.Conclusion: There is low prevalence of adequate nutrition literacy. Nutrition literacy depends on social and economic aspect but further research is need to understand relationship to diet behavior.

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