TY - JOUR
T1 - Visualizing Perceived Enablers of and Barriers to Healthy Eating by Youth in Rural El Salvador
AU - Martin Romero, Michelle Y.
AU - Jeitner, Elizabeth C.
AU - Francis, Lori A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by the Alumni Association of the College of Health and Human Development at the Pennsylvania State University; the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DGE1255832; Grant Nos. UL1 TR000127 and TL1 TR000125 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; and a postdoctoral fellowship provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32-HD07376) through the Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to Dr Romero. A preliminary presentation of this article was made at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL, November 1, 2015. The authors would like to express immense gratitude to the youth who participated in this project, the families of participating youth for their permission, the partnering school for its continued support, and all individuals who donated digital cameras for youth to use in this project. The authors would also like to thank Dr Allan Burns and Dr Alba Amaya-Burns for their guidance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Objective: To explore the perceived environmental enablers for and barriers to healthy eating among rural Salvadoran youth. Methods: A photovoice activity was implemented at a grade school located in a rural region of northeastern El Salvador. Results: Nine female and 8 male youth aged 8–12 years participated. A total of 116 photos were generated for thematic analysis. Photos and descriptions from youth revealed an overall theme of ambiguity in healthy eating across multiple environments. This theme of ambiguity was interwoven throughout 2 subthemes: (1) links between food and health, and (2) the juxtaposition of globalized foodscapes and natural resources. Conclusions and Implications: Photos and descriptions from youth illustrated the murky distinctions between healthful and less healthful foods embedded within daily encounters across multiple environments. To further an understanding of factors that promote or hinder healthy eating in youth, future research might incorporate methods that capture the ways in which youth conceptualize healthy eating, as well as their contributions to healthy eating.
AB - Objective: To explore the perceived environmental enablers for and barriers to healthy eating among rural Salvadoran youth. Methods: A photovoice activity was implemented at a grade school located in a rural region of northeastern El Salvador. Results: Nine female and 8 male youth aged 8–12 years participated. A total of 116 photos were generated for thematic analysis. Photos and descriptions from youth revealed an overall theme of ambiguity in healthy eating across multiple environments. This theme of ambiguity was interwoven throughout 2 subthemes: (1) links between food and health, and (2) the juxtaposition of globalized foodscapes and natural resources. Conclusions and Implications: Photos and descriptions from youth illustrated the murky distinctions between healthful and less healthful foods embedded within daily encounters across multiple environments. To further an understanding of factors that promote or hinder healthy eating in youth, future research might incorporate methods that capture the ways in which youth conceptualize healthy eating, as well as their contributions to healthy eating.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 30392884
AN - SCOPUS:85055866488
SN - 1499-4046
VL - 51
SP - 348
EP - 356
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -