Date of Graduation
12-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Nursing
Advisor/Mentor
Vowell-Johnson, Kelly
Committee Member/Reader
Scott, Allison
Committee Member/Second Reader
Shreve, Marilou
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines a food desert as “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable foods” (“Food Deserts”, 2014). The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between knowledge, intake, and willingness to consume fruits and vegetables between students going to school in a food desert and students not going to school in a food desert. This study was conducted by showing students picture cards to determine knowledge of fruits and vegetables, surveying students to determine intake of fruits and vegetables, and food sampling to determine wiliness to consume fruits and vegetables. Statistically, there was very little difference between the students going to school in a food desert and non-food desert. The only difference noted was fruit consumption. This study suggests that a food desert is not a factor in knowledge, intake, and willingness to consume fruits and vegetables.
Citation
Pierce, B. A. (2015). Knowledge, intake, and willingness to consume fruits and vegetables of children located in a food desert versus a non-food desert. The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/nursuht/34
