Attitudes, Beliefs, and Barriers Related to Milk Consumption in Older, Low-Income Women

Salient beliefs among Canadian adults regarding milk and cheese consumption: a qualitative study based on the theory of planned behaviour

“…Thus, with the help of the TPB, our study was able to identify a great number and diversity of salient beliefs relating to attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control underlying milk and cheese consumption among Canadian adults. With regard to the most predominant beliefs in our study (identified by 15 or more focus groups), the majority of themes supported the findings of previous studies [7,8]. Indeed, health issues (health effects and nutritional value) were identified as major advantages or disadvantages perceived by participants to consuming milk and dairy products.…”

“…A number of studies have used social cognitive theories to qualitatively explore [7][8][9][10][11] or quantitatively assess [12][13][14][15][16] determinants of consumption of milk or dairy products among women, the elderly, or the adult general population. Among these theory-based approaches, the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is among the most commonly used for identifying the psychosocial determinants of eating behaviours and their related salient beliefs [17].…”

“…However, the relative importance of each construct may vary for different populations and health-related behaviours. Few studies have used a social cognitive theory that proved effective in predicting milk or dairy product consumption [12,15] or in exploring determinants of dairy consumption in adults [7,8]. Two qualitative studies explored, respectively, the beliefs of the general adult population about functional dairy products (i.e.…”

Dairy intake-related intentions, attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of South African nutrition professionals

“…17,19,23,[33][34][35][36][37] A team of seven (dairy) nutrition professionals critically reviewed the items to check for relevance, understandability and face validity in the South African context, since elicitation is a first step in appropriately applying the TPB. 20 The questionnaire was tested prior to administration.…”

“…Shanghai 16 ). This has been associated with real or perceived health concerns, such as hypersensitivities (lactose intolerance and allergy), cardiovascular disease and weight management, [17][18][19] challenges related to understanding and implementing the recommendations, 13,19 as well as socio-economic, cultural and personal preferences (e.g. taste).…”