Attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control factors influencing Canadian secondary school students' milk and milk alternatives consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The research objectives were to evaluate factors that influence Canadian secondary school students' milk and milk alternatives (MMA) consumption and to explore associations through age and gender lenses.

Design

A qualitative design was used, consisting of semi-structured interviews and photo-elicitation methods. Analysis was guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Deductive and inductive thematic analyses were used to generate themes, charting data based on attributes such as gender and age.

Setting

Interviews were held virtually or via telephone.

Participants

Participants were twenty-eight high school students from Ontario, Canada, diverse in terms of gender and age.

Results

Both desirable and undesirable beliefs about the health outc

SUBMITTER: Thompson CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature