Barriers and enablers to menu planning guideline implementation in Australian childcare centres and the role of government support services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore government support service access, perceived barriers/enablers to menu planning and menu compliance in long day care (LDC) centres in Victoria, Australia, where the Victorian Government-funded Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) is available to provide free LDC menu planning support.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study design. Data were collected from online surveys with the option of uploading 2 weeks of menus and recipes. Menu compliance was scored for quantity, quality and variety. Barriers/enablers to menu planning guideline implementation were determined using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Independent t tests, one-way ANOVA and chi-square tests assessed relationships between characteristics, barriers/enablers and menu scores.

SUBMITTER: Elford A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991762 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature