Black and Latino Urban Food Desert Residents’ Perceptions of Their Food Environment and Factors That Influence Food Shopping Decisions

MacNell, Lillian; Elliott, Sinikka; Hardison-Moody, Annie; Bowen, Sarah

doi:10.1080/19320248.2017.1284025

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“…Our findings that out-shoppers were only from middle and low SEAs and predominantly from low-SEAs is in line with other studies in LMICs that indicate that individuals from low SEAs often shop outside their neighborhood [40,41]. However, the relatively small number of out-shoppers (12.0% and 23.7% middle and low SEAs respectively) in our study could be due to the increased presence of supermarkets and/or less formal retail stores in their communities and the lack of mobility of shoppers from the low SEAs.…”

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confidence: 93%

Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods

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Using intercept surveys, we explored demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with food purchasing characteristics of supermarket shoppers and the perceptions of their neighborhood food environment in urban Cape Town. Shoppers (N = 422) aged ≥18 years, categorized by their residential socioeconomic areas (SEAs), participated in a survey after shopping in supermarkets located in different SEAs. A subpopulation, out-shoppers (persons shopping outside their residential SEA), and in-shoppers (persons residing and shopping in the same residential area) were also explored. Fruits and vegetables (F&V) were more likely to be perceived to be of poor quality and healthy food not too expensive by shoppers from low- (OR = 6.36, 95% CI = 2.69, 15.03, p < 0.0001), middle-SEAs (OR = 3.42, 95% CI = 1.45, 8.04, p < 0.001) compared to the high-SEA shoppers. Low SEA shoppers bought F&V less frequently than high- and middle-SEA shoppers. Purchase of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and snacks were frequent and similar across SEAs. Food quality was important to out-shoppers who were less likely to walk to shop, more likely to be employed and perceived the quality of F&V in their neighborhood to be poor. Food purchasing characteristics are influenced by SEAs, with lack of mobility and food choice key issues for low-SEA shoppers.

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Section: Outshoppingsupporting

confidence: 93%

Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods

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“…Therefore, supporting parents in increasing their nutritional knowledge and diet provision when they are in a resource constrained environment could lead to improved nutritional outcomes. The current study confirms that a disconnect between diet and health among low-income women calls for nutrition interventions that educate low-income families on inexpensive, healthful eating in a structured environment, and dietdisease relationships (25). Previous studies (33) also found like the current study participants clearly expressed the desire for information on food choices, and how to provide nutritional meals on a budget.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In addition, there are still questions regarding whether an increase in access to healthy foods would in fact improve not only people's diets, but also their health (25). On the one hand, research shows that people who shopping at small convenience stores, is linked to higher rates of fruits and vegetables being consumed (26).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The impact socioeconomic status has on health behaviour is complex, as various factors coming into play. These factors can include economic resources, perceived stress, tastes/preferences, discounting of future value, knowledge, and personality factors which have been proposed to explain the relationship between SES and a variety of health behaviours (25). Moreover, primary caregivers' ability to accurately the weight status of their child is important.…”

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Primary caregivers’s provision of a healthy diet in a resource constrained environment in South Africa.

Brown

Roman

2019

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Background: Primary caregivers are frequently hearing mixed messages about healthy eating therefore, making it essential for these caregivers to have a clear understanding of what healthy eating is. The lack of understanding of what constituents healthy and nutritionally dense eating has not been investigated in low income families South Africa. Methods: A qualitative, cross-sectional study involving 10 in-depth interviews. Participants were purposefully selected. Data was analyzed manually using the thematic framework analysis method. The data was analyzed by means of thematic framework analysis Results: Primary caregivers struggled to provide daily access to food for their children, and at times would turn to family and friends for assistance in meal provision either through actual food or short-term financial assistance. For caregivers, limited resources impacted the ability of being able to provide a healthy diet. However, it was indicated that while shopping, caregivers looked for foods that were stated to be healthy and low in fat as well as for vitamins. These items were only accessible if they were cheap. Unemployment of fathers as well as absent fathers placed a great burden on mothers and grandmothers in the study group as this meant they needed to provide the nutritional, financial, emotional and physical care of the family. Conclusion: Primary caregivers’ food choices were based on the availability of resources, the cost, as well as access to quality food in the surrounding areas. It was also limited to what they were able to carry. Based on the reflection of primary caregivers, it was indicated that the consumption of processed foods and refined carbohydrates was high, while that of fruits and vegetables was low. Primary caregivers wanted the opportunity to learn about what a healthy diet is and how to be able to provide one for their family with their limited financial resources.

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“…During the observations, we carried a notebook, sometimes overtly taking notes, and occasionally used a digital recorder to record specific conversations. Although our decision to take notes made our research more visible to the families, we also tried to integrate ourselves into families' routines when we could, playing with children and helping with chores (for a detailed discussion of researchers' positionality, see Elliott, McKelvy, & Bowen, 2017). Aware that some participants might perceive us as experts because of our university affiliations, we emphasized in the interviews and observations that our goal was to understand the things that shaped how families ate and made food decisions, not to assess whether decisions were right or wrong.…”

Section: Observationsmentioning

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Defending Motherhood: Morality, Responsibility, and Double Binds in Feeding Children

Elliott

Bowen

2018

J of Marriage and Family

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The ideology of intensive mothering sets a high bar and is framed against the specter of the “bad” mother. Poor mothers and mothers of color are especially at risk of being labeled bad mothers. Drawing on 138 in‐depth interviews and ethnographic observations, this study analyzes the discursive and interpersonal strategies poor mothers use to make sense of and defend their feeding and children's body sizes. Food beliefs and practices reflect and reinforce social inequalities and thus represent an exemplary case in which to examine intensive mothering, its ties to growing inequality, and how individuals are called to account for it. Findings demonstrate intersecting inequalities, meanings, and contradictions in mothers' accounts of meeting intensive mothering expectations around feeding, health, and weight. In light of moral framings around feeding and weight, mothers' experiences of surveillance, and the double binds they encounter in feeding children, mothers practice what the authors term defensive mothering.

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Black and Latino Urban Food Desert Residents’ Perceptions of Their Food Environment and Factors That Influence Food Shopping Decisions

Cited by 44 publications

References 44 publications

Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods

Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods

Primary caregivers’s provision of a healthy diet in a resource constrained environment in South Africa.

Defending Motherhood: Morality, Responsibility, and Double Binds in Feeding Children

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