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Box 9656
410 Bost Extension Bldg.
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-3207
Fax: (662) 325-8915
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Exploring Health Literacy as a Factor Contributing to Adoption of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Among Adults in the Mississippi Delta
Principal Investigator:
Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RD
Email: Jamie.Zoellner@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-4696
Co-Investigators:
Wendy Bounds, PhD, RD
Email: Wendy.Bounds@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-5091
Carol Connell, PhD, RD
Email: Carol.Connell@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-6341
Consultant:
Connie L. Kohler, Dr PH
Email: ckohler@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-6020
Abstract of Study:
Nutrition literacy may be defined as "the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic nutrition information needed to make appropriate dietary decisions." This study combines quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to explore nutrition literacy as a mediating factor contributing or inhibiting adoption of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines among adult Mississippi Delta residents. Trained Community Health Advisors will recruit participants and collect data. The quantitative phase will include a proportional quota sample, based on educational achievement, of 175 participants. Survey instruments include a modified version of NCI Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) to assess capacity to obtain nutrition information, the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) to assess the capacity to process and understand nutrition information, and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess adoption of dietary guidelines. Descriptive statistics will be used to analyze the modified HINTS and multiple Pearson's correlations will be used to determine the relationship between the NVS score and FFQ dietary variables. Of the 175 respondents, a minimum of 28-35 will be purposefully sampled to complete an additional in-depth qualitative interview to explore culturally appropriate nutrition messages to promote the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. Interviews will be audio taped, transcribed, and sorted thematically. Main findings will be determined if responses appear consistently throughout an educational stratum or all interviews. Research results will describe practices used to obtain nutrition information, identify a relationship between nutrition literacy and diet quality, and help educators develop culturally appropriate communication strategies and interventions to promote adoption of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines.
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