| The purpose of this study was to examine if the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) pregnancy lessons have been applied by the homemakers, as reflected by differences in the dietary behavior of EFNEP homemakers as compared to non-EFNEP homemakers. The study involved the EFNEP pregnancy lessons which were part of the continuing study of the proposed 1985 impact of EFNEP nutrition education in Guam. The study sample was drawn from the EFNEP graduates and from the homemakers who had some association with, but had not participated in, the EFNEP.;Thirty-seven questions were set forth for this interview. The questions included the Food Behavior Checklist, 24-Hour Food Recall, demographic characteristics, and itemized questions related to smoking and drinking during pregnancy, and food-nutrition related concerns. The questionnaire variables were analyzed and compared respondents within EFNEP groups at three time intervals: before homemakers participated in EFNEP, after homemakers participated in EFNEP, and at the time of the interview; and between groups of EFNEP and non-EFNEP homemakers.;The results indicated that the Food Behavior Checklist and the 24-Hour Food Recall scores did not differ significantly between the scores of EFNEP participants, before their participation in EFNEP, and the comparison group of non-EFNEP participants. Significant differences were found between the EFNEP participant score after their participation in EFNEP and the non-EFNEP participants. The results of the data analysis for EFNEP participants before participation, after participation, and at the time of the interview showed that there was a significant difference in scores. The analysis of data for the itemized questions indicated that the homemakers' behaviors changed positively across time. |
