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Article: Adolescent Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthy Eating: Findings of Qualitative Interviews among Hong Kong Families
Title | Adolescent Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthy Eating: Findings of Qualitative Interviews among Hong Kong Families |
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Keywords | adolescents attitudes healthy eating knowledge practices qualitative |
Issue Date | 12-Jul-2022 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Citation | Nutrients, 2022, v. 14, n. 14 How to Cite? |
Abstract | To tackle unhealthy eating among adolescents, it is crucial to understand the dietary knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) on which adolescent eating habits are based. This qualitative study identifies the gaps in KAP by exploring what Chinese adolescents know, perceive, and practice regarding healthy eating to better inform targeted interventions for this important health problem. Parent–adolescent dyads were purposively sampled based on, for example, the dietary intake, age, and gender of the adolescent and household income, and each completed a 30 to 60 min interview. Twelve themes were synthesized: knowledge: (1) dietary recommendations, (2) health outcomes of healthy eating, (3) nutrition content in food, and (4) access to healthy meals; attitudes: (5) outcome expectation for healthy eating, (6) food preferences, and (7) self-efficacy regarding adopting healthy eating; and practices: (8) going grocery shopping for healthy food, (9) eating home-prepared meals. (10) eating out in restaurants or consuming takeaway food, (11) fruit and vegetable consumption, and (12) snacking, perceived unhealthy eating to be low risk, made unhealthy choices regarding snacking and eating out, and had insufficient fruit and vegetable intake. Programs should emphasize the positive short-term health outcomes of healthy eating and empower adolescents to acquire food preparation skills to sustain healthy eating habits. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340832 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.301 |
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dc.contributor.author | Liu, Kiki | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Julie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sun, Kai Sing | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsang, Joyce | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ip, Patrick | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, Cindy | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T10:47:37Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T10:47:37Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-07-12 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Nutrients, 2022, v. 14, n. 14 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-6643 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340832 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>To tackle unhealthy eating among adolescents, it is crucial to understand the dietary knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) on which adolescent eating habits are based. This qualitative study identifies the gaps in KAP by exploring what Chinese adolescents know, perceive, and practice regarding healthy eating to better inform targeted interventions for this important health problem. Parent–adolescent dyads were purposively sampled based on, for example, the dietary intake, age, and gender of the adolescent and household income, and each completed a 30 to 60 min interview. Twelve themes were synthesized: knowledge: (1) dietary recommendations, (2) health outcomes of healthy eating, (3) nutrition content in food, and (4) access to healthy meals; attitudes: (5) outcome expectation for healthy eating, (6) food preferences, and (7) self-efficacy regarding adopting healthy eating; and practices: (8) going grocery shopping for healthy food, (9) eating home-prepared meals. (10) eating out in restaurants or consuming takeaway food, (11) fruit and vegetable consumption, and (12) snacking, perceived unhealthy eating to be low risk, made unhealthy choices regarding snacking and eating out, and had insufficient fruit and vegetable intake. Programs should emphasize the positive short-term health outcomes of healthy eating and empower adolescents to acquire food preparation skills to sustain healthy eating habits.</p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nutrients | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | adolescents | - |
dc.subject | attitudes | - |
dc.subject | healthy eating | - |
dc.subject | knowledge | - |
dc.subject | practices | - |
dc.subject | qualitative | - |
dc.title | Adolescent Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthy Eating: Findings of Qualitative Interviews among Hong Kong Families | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/nu14142857 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85135119502 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 14 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 14 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2072-6643 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000831920400001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2072-6643 | - |