Establishment of nutrition literacy core items for Chinese preschool children
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200327-00455
- VernacularTitle:中国学龄前儿童营养素养核心条目的建立
- Author:
Xiaoxuan ZHANG
1
;
Jing WEN
;
Huijuan MA
;
Xueqian YIN
;
Junbo WANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院营养与食品卫生学系 100191
- Keywords:
Delphi technique;
Preschool children;
Nutrition literacy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020;54(10):1093-1097
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To establish the nutrition literacy core items for preschool children in China.Methods:The framework system and preliminary items of nutrition literacy were established through literature review and experts consultation. E-Delphi method was used to determine the nutrition literacy items. Nine experts in the field of nutrition, child and adolescent health, health education were invited to score the importance of each nutrition literacy item via Email. The judgment basis and familiarity of experts towards the items, active coefficient, authority coefficient and harmony coefficient were evaluated and analyzed to generate the final list of nutrition literacy items.Results:In the first round of E-Delphi consultation, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 88.9%(8/9) and(0.88±0.07).The harmony coefficient was 0.350 (χ 2=36.432, P=0.001). In the second round, the active coefficient and authority coefficient were 100% (9/9) and (0.89±0.11).The harmony coefficient was 0.347 (χ 2=34.330, P<0.001). After qualitative and quantitative analyses, we identified the final list of nutrition literacy items consisting of two scales (basic knowledge, lifestyles and dietary behaviors), six subscales (food knowledge, food characteristic, food choice, dietary behavior, dietary safety, and physical activity)with 14 items in total. Conclusion:The framework system and core items of nutrition literacy are established for Chinese preschool children, which could provide a reference basis for the implementation of nutrition education project and the establishment of standardized evaluation tools.
