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Meanings Of Preconception Health To Overweight Women In An Economically Depressed County, Valeria Ninette Balogh
Meanings Of Preconception Health To Overweight Women In An Economically Depressed County, Valeria Ninette Balogh
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The intention-behavior gap between receiving professional health information and transitioning to improved health behaviors prior to conception is not well understood. In order to improve preconception health across the board, a more integrative understanding of the problem must present itself. This study combined elements from the theory of planned behavior, self-determination theory, and the bioecological model of human development as it's foundation. Qualitative phenomenology and semistructured face-to-face interviews were used to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which nine overweight and obese women described preconception intentions and beliefs and the bioecological experiences leading to those beliefs. Interpretation of …
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Food Additives And Obesity, Lorna Theresa Ingram
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Food Additives And Obesity, Lorna Theresa Ingram
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Food Additives and Obesity
by
Lorna Theresa Ingram
MS, Long Island University, 2007
BA, Florida International University, 1999
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
Walden University
November 2019
Obesity is a chronic health problem that affects the health and well being of its population. The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to examine whether there is a relationship between individuals’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding food additives and obesity. The research questions concerned knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs participants had regarding food additives and obesity. The …