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The Role of Acculturation in Nutrition Behaviors among Low Income Hispanic Women Living in Texas
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Atehortua, Nelson A. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | The Role of Acculturation in Nutrition Behaviors among Low Income Hispanic Women Living in Texas. (August 2012) Nelson Alberto Atehortua, B.S., University of Cartagena, Colombia; M.S., Northern University, Colombia; M.S., Western Kentucky University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Ellisa Jones-McKyer The purpose of this study was to determine the role of acculturation in the food consumption patterns of low income Hispanic women living in Texas and enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program by testing the following hypotheses: a) There are significant differences in consumption of fruit and vegetables by selected socio-demographic variables; and, b) less healthy food consumption patterns are associated with higher levels of acculturation in health-related research involving lowincome Hispanic women living in Texas. A secondary-data analysis of the responses to the Texas Food & Nutrition (TEXFAN) questionnaire was performed. TEXFAN is a 122-item survey designed to measure WIC participants‘ consumption behaviors and to assess the impact of new food packages in Texas‘ WIC program. A total of 3,336 adult, non-pregnant women selfidentified as having Hispanic ethnic background of all races were considered for this study. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11613/ATEHORTUA-DISSERTATION.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
