Shared Perceptions on Upstream Factors that Influence Water and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Hispanic Families in the Greater Washington, DC, Metro Area: Qualitative Results From Focus Group Discussions - 19/06/24
Abstract |
Background |
Hispanics in the United States are among those with highest consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and lowest consumption of water. These dietary disparities are rooted in systemic influences that must be identified and addressed.
Objective |
The study aimed to describe how Hispanic parents currently living in the greater Washington, DC, metro area and born outside of the United States, perceived upstream factors that influenced their current beverage choice.
Design |
Six qualitative focus groups were conducted in Spanish in 2021.
Participants/setting |
Hispanic parents (n = 31) of children enrolled in Early Head Start in the greater Washington, DC, metro area were recruited (all women, born outside the United States, and spoke Spanish as a first language).
Statistical analysis |
Verbatim transcripts were analyzed deductively using the Community Energy Balance Framework.
Results |
The five key findings were: Growing up (in their countries of origin in Central America and Mexico) participants were used to drinking water, often gathered it from the source, and liked its flavor. Relatives passed down their knowledge about potabilization of water, the health benefits of drinking water, and health consequences of drinking SSBs. Growing up, prepackaged SSBs were not as accessible compared with where they now live in the United States. Participants perceived that sociocultural hospitality norms dictated that guests should be served SSBs and not water. Participants noted that messages regarding juice and water across US public health programs and policies were not aligned.
Conclusions |
These findings suggest there are opportunities for public health messaging and procurement of safe, palatable drinking water in lieu of SSBs and juice.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Qualitative research, Tap water, SSB, Hispanic, Focus group
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| STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. |
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| FUNDING/SUPPORT This work was funded by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research grant #2834136. |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors thank the staff and home visitors of CentroNia Early Head Start in the Washington, DC, metro area and Family Services (now Sheppard Pratt) Early Head Start program in Gaithersburg, MD, who assisted with the recruitment of parents. This work is the result of a longstanding community academic partnership that emerged from the Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant and Refugee Health from the George Washington University and originally supported by Racial Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Cooperative Agreement grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (co-led by Dr Mark Edberg and Dr Colón-Ramos). The authors also thank the Expert Advisory Board for this project: Dr Christina Economos, Dr Larissa Calancie, and Dr Bill Dietz, as well as the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness Policy Lab. Permission was received from those named in this acknowledgement. |
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| AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS M. Estradé was responsible for data analysis and writing-original draft preparation. R. Burgos-Gil was responsible for conceptualization and validation, writing-reviewing and editing. L. Witting was responsible for writing-reviewing and editing. J. Gittelsohn was responsible for conceptualization and writing-reviewing and editing. I. Rivera was responsible for design, data collection, and data interpretation. U. Colón-Ramos was responsible for conceptualization, design and data collection, data analysis, writing-original draft preparation, and funding acquisition. |
Vol 124 - N° 7
P. 833-840 - juillet 2024 Retour au numéro
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