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Systematic review of fruit and vegetable voucher interventions for pregnant women and families with young children

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Název: Systematic review of fruit and vegetable voucher interventions for pregnant women and families with young children
Autoři: Grace Grove, Nida Ziauddeen, Mary Malone, Dianna Smith, Nisreen A. Alwan
Zdroj: Public Health Nutrition, Pp 1-71
Informace o vydavateli: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2025.
Rok vydání: 2025
Témata: RC620-627, Voucher scheme, Fruit and vegetables, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, Children, Diet quality
Popis: Objective: This systematic review aimed to explore the impact of food voucher schemes during pregnancy and early life on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and explore experiences of schemes. Design: Six electronic databases and grey literature sources were searched. Interventional, observational, qualitative and mixed methods studies published from January 2000 to April 2024 in English were included. Setting: Food voucher interventions targeting F&V intake. Participants: Low-income pregnant women and families with young children (aged under 5 years). Results: 7344 peer reviewed records and 103 grey literature documents were screened. Sixteen peer reviewed studies (across eighteen reports) and eight grey literature documents met the inclusion criteria. All studies took place in the UK or the USA. There was a lack of consistency across primary quantitative outcomes. Overall, F&V voucher schemes did appear to increase fruit and/or vegetable consumption, but confidence in this finding was low. Qualitative data were more consistent. F&V vouchers were used in three main ways; as a financial benefit to subsidise food already being purchased, to increase the quantity or variety of F&V purchased, or as a safety net, to be used to ensure that the family had something to eat. Conclusions: F&V vouchers may increase F&V intake and are positively received by recipients. This review also highlights some of the difficulties that researchers face in evaluating the impact of public health measures to improve population health. It is clear that more high-quality research is required to better understand the impacts of F&V vouchers on individual outcomes.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1475-2727
1368-9800
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980025100657
Přístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/9de287cbf7d142b5b3e006d502fe2718
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....2fa0a26f8437d5e338094e53e670b70a
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Objective: This systematic review aimed to explore the impact of food voucher schemes during pregnancy and early life on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and explore experiences of schemes. Design: Six electronic databases and grey literature sources were searched. Interventional, observational, qualitative and mixed methods studies published from January 2000 to April 2024 in English were included. Setting: Food voucher interventions targeting F&V intake. Participants: Low-income pregnant women and families with young children (aged under 5 years). Results: 7344 peer reviewed records and 103 grey literature documents were screened. Sixteen peer reviewed studies (across eighteen reports) and eight grey literature documents met the inclusion criteria. All studies took place in the UK or the USA. There was a lack of consistency across primary quantitative outcomes. Overall, F&V voucher schemes did appear to increase fruit and/or vegetable consumption, but confidence in this finding was low. Qualitative data were more consistent. F&V vouchers were used in three main ways; as a financial benefit to subsidise food already being purchased, to increase the quantity or variety of F&V purchased, or as a safety net, to be used to ensure that the family had something to eat. Conclusions: F&V vouchers may increase F&V intake and are positively received by recipients. This review also highlights some of the difficulties that researchers face in evaluating the impact of public health measures to improve population health. It is clear that more high-quality research is required to better understand the impacts of F&V vouchers on individual outcomes.
ISSN:14752727
13689800
DOI:10.1017/s1368980025100657