Children Food and Nutrition Literacy - a New Challenge in Daily Health and Life, the New Solution: Using Intervention Mapping Model Through a Mixed Methods Protocol

Abstract

Food and nutrition literacy is a fundamental and new idiom among health policymakers. Improving children’s food and nutrition literacy is a fundamental task, and it requires detailed planning. The aim of this study is to design, implement, and evaluate a food and nutrition literacy promotion intervention in elementary school children based on the Intervention Mapping model. This is a sequential study to design, implement, and evaluate a food and nutrition literacy promotion intervention in elementary school children aged 10-12 years old in Baneh city (Kurdistan, Iran). The study has three sequential phases, six steps based on the Intervention Mapping model, and four sub-studies. The questionnaire was transformed and culturally adapted since it was previously built for the city of Tehran; the results of a population-based cross-sectional survey indicated that the score for understanding food and nutrition information of a sample of 390 students aged 10-12 was mostly moderate and low (90.3% of participants). Therefore, a qualitative study on how to fix existing barriers, and extract facilitators and the best methods of interventions for promoting food and nutrition literacy of participants was conducted. Finally, an interventional study within six months for two intervention and control groups of elementary children 10-12 years old was carried out. The findings of this research will be used to design interventions and strategies based on needs assessment for improving students’ skills in food and nutrition literacy in all dimensions of food and nutrition literacy.

Development and evaluation of an intervention to improve food and nutrition literacy among Iranian Kurdish primary school children: An application of intervention mapping approach

“…Other studies that used IM to design and implement nutrition interventions have reported positive effects on improving short-term outcomes ( 22 , 31 ). Based on such evidence, the present study applied the steps of the intervention mapping approach to design, implement and evaluate the intervention ( 17 , 22 , 31 , 32 ).…”

“…Intervention mapping (IM) is a process and unique approach for developing theory and evidence-based health education programs. Different studies have been performed to solve health problems using an interventional mapping approach, including a self-care training program for type 2 diabetic patients ( 31 ), designing educational interventions to promote food and nutrition literacy in primary school children ( 32 ), designing, implementing, and evaluation of community-based and school-based multifaceted intervention to sustainably increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children ( 33 ). The implementation of IM as a roadmap for designing and planning programs to address health problems has attracted the attention of researchers and planners in recent years ( 34 ).…”

Food and Nutrition Literacy: Exploring the Divide between Research and Practice

“…The intervention-mapping model, which uses both quantitative and qualitative methods, allows for a comprehensive understanding of the interconnections and complexities of social norms, human behavior, and social determinants of health. Incorporating multiple research approaches may provide a more nuanced and holistic perspective [22]. In conclusion, interventions for children's food literacy have a positive impact, and it is important to engage children in practical food-related experiences.…”

Popüler Diyet Uygulama, Beslenme Okuryazarlığı ve Beden Kütle İndeksi İlişkisinin Değerlendirilmesi: Beslenme ve Diyetetik Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Çalışma

“…Örneğin, Johanne ve ark.nın 2014 yılında yaptığı bir çalışmada, uzun süreli ketojenik diyet ile beslenmenin dislipidemi ve glukoz intoleransına neden olduğu belirlenmiştir (15). Gıda ve beslenme okuryazarlığının gelişimi, doğru besin seçimi ve doğru gıda örüntüsünün sağlanmasında önemli bir faktördür (16). Taylor ve ark.nın 2019 yılında yaptığı çalışmada, düşük düzeyde beslenme okuryazarlığına sahip bireylerin, batı tarzı diyet ile ilişkilendirilen gıdaları daha fazla tükettikleri (kızarmış besin, şeker içeren içecekler, kırmızı et ve işlenmiş gıda), iyi düzeyde beslenme okuryazarlığına sahip bireylerin ise Akdeniz diyetine özgü besinleri (sebzeler, zeytinyağı ve sert kabuklu yemişler) daha fazla tercih ettikleri bildirilmiştir (17).…”