Food safety education using an interactive multimedia kiosk in a WIC setting: correlates of client satisfaction and practical issues.
OBJECTIVE
To assess acceptability of food safety education delivered by interactive multimedia (IMM) in a Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) clinic.


METHODS
Female clients or caregivers (n=176) completed the food-handling survey; then an IMM food safety education program on a computer kiosk. Satisfaction with program, participant demographics, and change in food-handling behavior were assessed by univariate analyses.


RESULTS
Over 90% of the participants enjoyed the kiosk, and most (87.5%) reported using computers a lot. Compared with participants with education beyond high school, participants with less education were more likely to report enjoying the kiosk (98.2% vs 88.1%, P = .007), preferred learning with the kiosk (91.7% vs 79.1%, P = .02), and would like to learn about other topics using IMM (95.4% vs 86.6%, P = .04).


CONCLUSIONS
Food safety education delivered by IMM was well accepted by inner-city WIC clinic clients, including those with less education.
Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. trepkam@fiu.edu
Mary Jo
MJ
Trepka
Frederick L
FL
Newman
Fatma G
FG
Huffman
Zisca
Z
Dixon
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005522:Food Services; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009035:Mothers; D019212:Multimedia; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011632:Public Assistance; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult