Exploring Cultural Influences on Diet Among an Ethnically Diverse Black Population
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A research study examining the perceptions of the influence of culture and ethnicity on diet among an ethnically diverse black population. See how NVivo was used to analyze in-depth interviews and focus groups, as well as how to develop a codebook, using NVivo to code the data, and analyzing the data.
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Exploring Cultural Influences on Diet Among an Ethnically Diverse Black Population
- 1. A PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY: EXPLORING CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON DIET AMONGAN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE BLACK POPULATION Alison G.M. Brown, PhD Sara C. Folta, PhD Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
- 2. Webinar Objectives ■ Demonstrate an application of NVivo in public health research ■ After completion of the webinar, you should know how to: – Create a codebook in NVivo – Analyze your data using the matrix coding query function – Determine themes based on NVivo analysis
- 3. Study Background ■ Blacks/AfricanAmericans are more likely to be diagnosed with diet-related diseases and conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease ■ There is considerable ethnic diversity among the U.S. Black population ? 2009: 7% of Black population were immigrants ■ 1.7 millionCaribbean-born ■ 1.1 millionAfrican-born ? By 2060: 16.5% of U.S. Blacks will be immigrants ■ Diversity includes heterogeneity of cultures, social realities, and lifestyle patterns ■ Most public health and epidemiological research does not account for this heterogeneity within the U.S. Black population Benjamin et al, 2017; Schiller et al, 2012; Roger et al, 2011; Collins et al, 2011,Thomas, 2012;Anderson, 2015
- 4. Model of Dietary Acculturation Socioeconomic and demographic factors ? Sex ? Age ? Age of immigration ? Length of residency ? Education ? Income ? Employment ? Household composition ? Fluency of host language ? Area of residency ? Country of origin ? Voluntary vs. involuntary migration Cultural factors ? Religiosity ? Cultural beliefs, attitudes and values ? Live in ethnic enclaves Exposure to Host Country Changes in psychosocial factors and taste preferences ? Diet and diet-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs ? Value ascribed to traditional eating patterns vs. assimilation ? Taste preferences Changes in environmental factors ? Shopping and restaurants: availability, accessibility, and affordability of traditional foods ? Food purchasing and preparation ? Time constraints and use of packaged foods Patterns of dietary intake Food choices and food preparation, that result in: ? Maintenance of traditional eating patterns ? Adoption of host country’s diet ? Bicultural eating patterns Satia-Abouta et al, 2002 4
- 5. Study Purpose Examine the perceptions of the influence of culture and ethnicity on diet among U.S.-born, African-born, and Caribbean-Latin American-born Blacks in an urban setting in the northeast U.S.
- 6. Developing the Codebook ■ Initial codebook based on preliminary emergent themes ■ Refined based on: – Coding of initial transcript – Discussion among study team members
- 8. Research Findings: Emergent Themes 1) Differences in food preferences based on region of birth 2) Value, preference, and influence of cultural factors 3) Availability, quality, and cost of cultural foods 4) Barriers of transportation, time constraints, and work environments 5) Adaptive strategies 6) Influence of education and income 7) Influence of age of migration 8) Influence of length of residency
- 9. Research Conclusions ? Demonstrates the influence of culture and ethnicity on the diet of an ethnically- diverse Black population ? Supports the influencing factors of change outlined in the model of dietary acculturation: – Socioeconomic and demographic – Environmental – Psychosocial ? For nutrition researchers and practitioners, this diversity in culture among Blacks should be considered when assessing diet and giving dietary advice in order to reduce the diet-related diseases that we see in this demographic
- 10. QUESTIONS Thank you! Feel free to contact us at sara.folta@tufts.edu and alison.brown@tufts.edu if you have further questions