Interest in Receiving Nutrition Information Through Social Media Among Food-Security Program Participants in Washington, DC

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Bertrand, Adrian ; Hawkins, Melissa ; Cotter, Elizabeth W. ; Banzon, Donna ; Snelling, Anastasia
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Effective communication approaches are necessary to reach food-security program participants. Accessing food-security programs has been especially challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media can play an important role in reducing some communication barriers. We examined interest in receiving nutrition information via social media among adults participating in food-security programs in Washington, DC.
  
  Methods
  
  We developed and administered a 22-item survey to adults participating in food-security programs (N = 375). Participants were recruited at Martha’s Table, in Washington, DC, from January through March 2020. We performed bivariate analyses and multinomial logistic regressions to examine predictors of interest in receiving nutrition information via social media.
  
  Results
  
  Sixty-nine percent of participants reported using social media, and 49% expressed interest in receiving nutrition information via social media. Higher levels of self-efficacy and belief in the value of digital technology were associated with greater likelihood of interest in receiving nutrition information via social media (χ26 = 139.0; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.35; P < .001). We found no differences by sex or digital technology access in interest in receiving nutrition information via social media.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Social media is a widely used and a feasible method to reach food-security program participants. Understanding program participants’ interest in receiving health information via social media may help food-security programs plan effective communication strategies to improve food security, especially when in-person participation is limited, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Female Food Supply Humans Male Middle Aged Nutritional Status Pandemics Program Evaluation Retrospective Studies Social Media

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2021; 18
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  34014816
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8139455
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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