Effectiveness of a Nutrition Intervention With Rural Low-income Women
Methods : After randomization to intervention and control groups, 262 women in rural clinics in West Virginia completed both a baseline and 3-month follow-up survey.
Results : Compared to the control group, the intervention group had significantly improved scores on knowledge of dietary fats, food label reading, and readiness to eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day and foods lower in fat.
Conclusions : This brief interactive nutrition intervention shows potential as a strategy to begin the process of change, but follow-up may be needed for actual behavior change to occur.
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; multimedia; nutrition; rural; women's health
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2007
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