The provision of healthy food in a school tuck shop
Does it influence primary-school students’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards healthy eating
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francette Bekker (Stellenbosch University, corresponding author), Maritha Marais (Stellenbosch University), Nelene Koen (0000-0002-2177-7631, Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1257-1266 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| 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/s1368980016003487 |
| PMID | 28095929 |
| OpenAlex | W2574461556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
Objective To investigate students’ tuck shop buying behaviour, choices of lunchbox items and healthy eating perceptions and attitudes at a school with a nutritionally regulated tuck shop and a school with a conventional tuck shop. Design Mixed-methods research comprising a cross-sectional survey and focus groups. Setting Bloemfontein, South Africa. Subjects Randomly selected grade 2 to 7 students from a school with a nutritionally regulated tuck shop (school A; n 116) and a school with a conventional tuck shop (school B; n 141) completed a self-administered questionnaire about perceptions, attitudes, buying behaviours and lunchbox content. Six students per grade ( n 72) in each school took part in focus group discussions to further explore concepts pertaining to healthy eating. Results In school A, older students had a negative attitude towards their ‘healthy’ tuck shop, while younger students were more positive. School B students were positive towards their conventional tuck shop. In both schools students wanted their tuck shop to allow them to choose from healthy and unhealthy items. School A students mostly bought slushies, iced lollies and baked samoosas , while school B students mostly bought sweets and crisps. The lunchboxes of school A students contained significantly ( P Conclusions A single intervention such as having a nutritionally regulated tuck shop at a primary school cannot advance the healthy school food environment in its totality. A multi-pronged approach is recommended and awareness must be created among all role players, including parents who are responsible for preparing lunchboxes
Environmental health · Healthy eating · Perception · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |