Social, attitudinal and behavioural correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption among Cypriot adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15095283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Constantinos A Loucaides (0000-0002-1829-8621, Ministry of Education and Culture, corresponding author), Russell Jago (0000-0002-3394-0176, University of Bristol), Maria Theophanous, Μαρία Θεοφάνους (Ministry of Education and Culture) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2139-2147 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980011000784 |
| PMID | 21729491 |
| OpenAlex | W2110400696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
Objective To examine the prevalence and correlates of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in Cypriot adolescents. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting The Republic of Cyprus. Subjects A total of 1966 adolescents with a mean age of 14·7 ( sd 2·2) years from nine elementary ( n 448), six middle ( n 657), five high ( n 475) and five technical/vocational schools ( n 386) in Cyprus. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing FV consumption using a two-item screening measure and a number of social, attitudinal and behavioural correlates of FV consumption. Results Overall, 19·3 % of adolescents reported consuming five or more portions of FV daily, with elementary and middle school students more likely to meet recommendations (23·8 % and 24·4 %, respectively) compared with high and technical/vocational school students (14·0 % and 12·5 %, respectively). Consuming five or more portions of FV was associated with preference for FV (OR = 2·2), family eating patterns (OR = 1·5), friends’ FV consumption (OR = 1·2) and school support for FV consumption (OR = 0·8). Consuming at least one portion of fruit daily was significantly associated with preference for FV (OR = 2·0) and family eating patterns (OR = 1·7). Consuming at least one portion of vegetables daily was associated with preference for FV (OR = 4·2) and eating while watching television (OR = 0·8). Conclusions Targeting individual and family-based components may enhance the effectiveness of intervention programmes to promote FV consumption
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