title: Socio-economic and behavioural determinants of fruit and vegetable intake in Moroccan women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate daily fruit and vegetable intakes and to investigate socio-economic and behavioural differences in fruit and vegetable consumption among urban Moroccan women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey. Fruit and vegetable intake was measured with a single 24 h recall.
  
  
  METHODS
  A representative population-based survey conducted in the area of Rabat-Salé.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women (n 894) of child-bearing age (20-49 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean fruit and vegetable intake was 331 g/d (155 g/d for fruit and 176 g/d for vegetables). Only one-third (32.1 %) of women consumed ≥ 400 g/d and half the sample (50.6 %) were considered as low consumers, i.e. <280 g/d. Women of higher economic status ate significantly more fruit (P<0.05) and more fruit and vegetables combined (P<0.05). Women ate significantly less vegetables if they ate out of home more often or skipped at least one main meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) or ate more processed foods (P<0.05, P<0.01 and P<0.001, respectively). Fruit and vegetable diversity was not associated with any of the factors investigated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this population, fruit and vegetable intakes are driven by different determinants. Indeed, while vegetable consumption was related only to behavioural determinants, fruit consumption was influenced only by economic status. Therefore, programmes promoting fruit and vegetable intake would be more effective if they account for these specific determinants in their design.
authors.affiliation: 1Institute of Research for Development (IRD),UMR Nutripass,IRD-UM2-UM1,911 avenue Agropolis,BP 64501,34394 Montpellier Cedex 5,France.
authors.forename: Edwige
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Landais
authors.affiliation: 2Equipe Transition Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle,LEB,University of Ibn Tofail,Kenitra,Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bour
authors.affiliation: 1Institute of Research for Development (IRD),UMR Nutripass,IRD-UM2-UM1,911 avenue Agropolis,BP 64501,34394 Montpellier Cedex 5,France.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.affiliation: 3Division of Nutritional Sciences,University of Nottingham,Sutton Bonington,UK.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: 1Institute of Research for Development (IRD),UMR Nutripass,IRD-UM2-UM1,911 avenue Agropolis,BP 64501,34394 Montpellier Cedex 5,France.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delpeuch
authors.affiliation: 4School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR),University of Sheffield,Sheffield,UK.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holdsworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000208:ethnology; D005638:Fruit / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D050177:Overweight / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology; D014675:Vegetables / Q000191:economics; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Women