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Awareness and Acceptance of Current Food Safety Recommendations During Pregnancy

Athearn, Prudence N., Kendall, Patricia A., Hillers, Virginia ‘Val’, Schroeder, Mary, Bergmann, Verna, Chen, Gang, Medeiros, Lydia C.·2004·Maternal and Child Health Journal
DOI 10.1023/b:maci.0000037648.86387.1d
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Objectives To better understand pregnant women's food safety attitudes and beliefs that affect food selection, preparation and handling behaviors, sources of food safety information, motivators and barriers to adopting current recommendations, and preferences for receiving food safety materials. Methods Eleven focus groups were conducted with 69 women (57 pregnant and 12 less than 6 months postpartum). The Health Belief Model guided development of the moderator's guide. In the presence of each focus group, participants completed a food safety attitude/behavior questionnaire. Sessions were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed for common themes across and within groups. Results Most participants indicated moderate concern about food safety and had made some food handling or consumption changes since becoming pregnant; however, many were not following 7 of the 12 specific recommendations discussed. Further, there was resistance to change habits, especially for less well-known recommendations. The women assumed their food is safe, and wanted strong evidence regarding why they should change current practices. Common barriers included lack of prior awareness of most recommendations, no prior illness from implicated foods and the convenience, perceived health benefits of, and personal preference for many risky foods discussed. Participants wanted food safety information that was quick and easy to read, sufficiently thorough, and specifically targeted to pregnant women. Conclusions…

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Authors
Athearn, P. N., Kendall, P. A., Hillers, V. ‘., Schroeder, M., Bergmann, V., Chen, G., & Medeiros, L. C.
Affiliations
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • Washington State University (US)
  • The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Kendall, Patricia A.
ORCID
Venue
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-09
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
149-162
ISSN
  • 1092-7875 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6628
DOI
10.1023/b:maci.0000037648.86387.1d
OpenAlex
W1977790781
Cited by
80
References
0
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FWCI
6.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
food safety, pregnancy, pregnant women, food safety attitudes, food handling behavior, Health Belief Model, barriers to behavior change, food safety information, postpartum women, food safety education, maternal nutrition
MeSH terms
Attitude, Awareness, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Maternal Welfare, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Nutrition Policy

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Athearn, P. N., Kendall, P. A., Hillers, V. ‘., Schroeder, M., Bergmann, V., Chen, G., & Medeiros, L. C. (2004). Awareness and Acceptance of Current Food Safety Recommendations During Pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Amaci.0000037648.86387.1d