Perceptions of Community Nutrition and Health Needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta: A Key Informant Approach

Key informants' perceptions of nutrition and health needs in their southern rural communities were assessed prior to nutrition intervention planning. This cross-sectional survey used in-person interviews. A sample of 490 individuals from 12 professional and lay roles in 8 community sectors in 3...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition education 2001-09, Vol.33 (5), p.266-277
Main Authors: Yadrick, Kathleen, Horton, Jacqueline, Stuff, Janice, McGee, Bernestine, Bogle, Margaret, Davis, Leroy, Forrester, Ivis, Strickland, Earline, Casey, Patrick H., Ryan, Donna, Champagne, Catherine, Mellad, Kirkland, Neal, Edith, Zaghloul, Sahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arkansas
Child
Child, Preschool
Coding
community
Community Characteristics
Community Programs
Community Relations
Community Resources
Counties
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Directories
Educational Attainment
Ethnic Groups
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feedback (Response)
Female
Geographic Distribution
Health
health assessment
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Needs
Humans
Hypertension
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Inferences
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
key informant
Likert Scales
Linear Models
Louisiana
Male
Management Systems
Middle Aged
Mississippi
Needs Assessment
Nutrition
nutrition assessment
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Obesity
Perceptions
Quality Control
Questionnaires
race
Regions
rural
Rural areas
Rural Population
Selection Criteria
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Summary:Key informants' perceptions of nutrition and health needs in their southern rural communities were assessed prior to nutrition intervention planning. This cross-sectional survey used in-person interviews. A sample of 490 individuals from 12 professional and lay roles in 8 community sectors in 36 counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi was chosen. Factor analysis was carried out on reported food, nutrition, and health problems and contributing factors. The General Linear Models procedure identified within- and between-subject effects for factors. Tukey's post hoc tests identified differences between sectors and states. Frequencies and weighted rankings were computed for health problems. Key informants rated individual-level factors (food choices, education, willingness to change, health behavior) as more important than community-level factors (food and health care access, resources) with regard to nutrition and health problems and contributors to problems. The number one health problem was hypertension. Key informants are knowledgeable about nutrition and health problems, contributing factors, and available resources. Individual factors were perceived as more important contributors to nutrition and health problems providing valuable information for planning nutrition interventions.
ISSN:0022-3182
1499-4046
1708-8259
DOI:10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60291-1