Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

Osei-Kwasi, Hibbah Araba; Nicolaou, Mary; Powell, Katie; Terragni, Laura; Maes, Lea; Stronks, Karien; Lien, Nanna; Holdsworth, Michelle

doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0412-8

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 4 Emerging factors and their association with dietary behaviours across different populations

From: Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

Cluster	Factor	Dietary behaviour	Evidence	Study population
Migration context	Region of origin	Eating behaviour	[33]	Ghanaians
	Urban or rural dweller	Food neophobia	[39]	International students
	Urban or rural dweller	Fruit and vegetable intake	[28]	Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan residents of Switzerland
	Country of birth	Food neophobia	[39]	International students
	Length of stay in host country	Food neophobia	[29, 39]	International students; Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Place of residence in host country	Food intake	[29]	Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Age at migration	Diet quality	[10]	Surinamese of South Asian and African origin
	Westernization	Changes in diet	[38]	Moroccans
Social and cultural environment	Cultural identity	Food intake	[9, 34]	South Asian, East Africa (Ismailis), Somalian
		Food choice	[31]	Turkish/Moroccan
		Changes in diet	[44]	Moroccan
		Healthy dietary intake	[30]	Dutch Surinamese
		Eating habits	[32]	Surinamese Indians
		Eating behaviour and food choice	[33]	Ghanaians
	Religious beliefs	Food choice	[35]	Bosnian Muslim immigrants in Sweden
		Eating behaviour and dietary change	[36]	South Asians with type 2 diabetes
		Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean and South Asian
		Dietary intake in relation to type 2 diabetes	[69]	South Asian
	Perception of host culture	Eating behaviour, meal preparation, perception of change in food habits	[41]	African and Asian
	Level of acculturation	Food intake	[29, 34]	Turkish/Moroccan; Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Religious prescriptions	Shopping, preparation and eating behaviour, dietary acculturation	[42]	Somali, Pakistani, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco
	Socialization process in place of residence	Food intake	[29]	Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Conformity to tradition	Food choice	[31, 33]	Somalians, Ghanaians
	Traditional dietary values/beliefs	Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean and South Asian
	Gender	Fruit and vegetable intake	[28]	Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan residents of Switzerland.
		Food neophobia	[39]	International students
		Dietary intake	[47]	Sami
	Social networks	Changes in diet	[68]	South Asian
	Social ties	Food intake	[34]	Turkish/Moroccan
	Age	Dietary intake	[27]	Iranian
	Age	Fruit and vegetable intake	[28]	Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan residents of Switzerland
	Social bonding	Eating behaviour and dietary change	[36]	South Asians with type 2 diabetes
	Taste preferences	Healthy dietary intake	[41, 66]	African and Asian; South Asian
		Food choice	[30]	Dutch Surinamese
		Dietary intake (healthy/unhealthy intake)	[31]	Somalian
		Food habits, meal preparation	[64]	South Asian
Food beliefs and perceptions	Status of traditional vs convenience foods/diets	Healthy dietary intake	[66]	South Asian
	Familiarization of host foods before migration	Eating behaviour and food choice	[33]	Ghanaians
	Familiarization with host country foods	Food choice	[35]	Bosnian Muslim immigrants in Sweden
	Husband's food preferences	Changes in diet	[44]	Moroccan
	Children's food preferences	Changes in diet	[44, 68]	Moroccan; South Asian
	Inter-generational influences on diet	Food intake	[67]	Iranian
	Parental dietary habits	Food intake	[29]	Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Perception of healthy foods	Healthy dietary intake	[40]	International students
	Food beliefs	Healthy dietary intake	[30]	Dutch Surinamese
		Food intake	[67]	Iranian
		Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean and South Asian
	Perception of cost	Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean and South Asian
		Dietary intake (healthy and unhealthy intake)	[64]	South Asian
		Food choice	[43]	African, South Asian
	Social role of food	Healthy dietary intake	[63]	South Asian
Accessibility of food	Availability of traditional foods	Food intake; Food choice	[9, 43]	South Asian, East Africa (Ismailis); African south Asian
	Food prices	Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean and South Asian
	Food prices	Food choice	[43]	African, South Asian
	Neighbourhood level physical proximity	Perception of healthy eating and shopping practices	[37]	African Caribbean, South Asian
	Accessibility	Dietary intake	[38]	South Asian
	Accessibility	Changes in diet	[68]	South Asian
	Season	Food intake	[9]	South Asian, East Africa (Ismailis)
	Season	Changes in diet	[68]	South Asian
	Food-related life-style	Shopping, preparation and eating habits, dietary acculturation	[42]	Somali, Pakistani, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco
	Lack of time for cooking traditional foods	Food habits, meal preparation	[41]	African and Asian
	Lack of time for cooking traditional foods	Healthy dietary intake	[66]	South Asian
	Time for food preparation	Dietary intake (healthy and unhealthy intake)	[64]	South Asian
	Time for food preparation	Food choice	[43]	African, South Asian
	Change in lifestyle (work/school commitments)	Changes in diet	[44]	Moroccan
		Food choice	[31]	Somalian
		Food intake	[34]	Turkish/Moroccan
		Changes in diet	[44]	Moroccan
The body	Health consciousness	Food choice	[43]	African, south Asian
	Health consciousness	Changes in diet	[68]	South Asian
	Dieting Tendency	Breakfast skipping	[26]	East Asians, Indians, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East/North Africa
	Body image perception and preferences for larger body size	Dieting practice	[29]	Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Child’s health	Food choice	[48]	Turkish and Pakistani mothers
Psychosocial	Taste preferences	Dietary intake (healthy and unhealthy intake)	[64]	South Asian
		Food habits, meal preparation	[41]	African and Asian
		Healthy dietary intake	[66] [30]	South Asian, Dutch Surinamese
		Food choice	[31]	Somalian
	Attitudes	Purchase of ethnic food	[49]	South Asian
	Subjective norms	Purchase of ethnic food	[49]	South Asian
	Perceived behavioural intention	Purchase of ethnic food	[49]	South Asian
	Perceived group norms	Purchase of ethnic food	[49]	South Asian
	Past behaviour	Purchase of ethnic food	[49]	South Asian
	Motivation	Dietary intake (healthy and unhealthy intake)	[64]	South Asian
Social and material resources	Competency in host language	Changes in diet; Dietary intake	[25, 38]	South Asian
	Educational attainment	Dietary intake	[60]	Sami
	SES	Food intake	[9, 28, 29]	Immigrants from Bosnia Herzegovina; Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan residents of Switzerland; South Asian Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan East Africa (Ismailis)
	Income	Diet quality	[10]	Surinamese of South Asian and African origin
	Nutrition knowledge	Dietary intake	[38]	South Asian
	Nutrition knowledge	Changes in diet	[62]	South Asian

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