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. 2021 Oct 22;13(11):3717. doi: 10.3390/nu13113717

Table 4.

Summary of findings by themes.

KAP Constructs Family Influence
Facilitators Barriers
Adolescent Knowledge Nutrition education Education on nutrition benefits [38,43,51,56,66,67,70,74,77,80]
Education on undesirable consequences of unhealthy eating [33,44,47,55]
Advice on healthy food choice [38,39,43,44,48,55,56,57,58,61,66,70,71,77]
Fostering cooking skills [38,58,77,80]
Inconsistent message between parents and school [55]
Child involvement Education during mealtimes and grocery shopping [38,51,55,65,66,71,80]
Good communication with adolescents (e.g., open discussion, fun style) [37,39,47,54,55,66]
Adolescents having minimal responsibility in diet-related tasks [39]
Limited ability for food discussion in parents with poor role model [51]
Family illness experience Emphasis on diet-related health risks experienced by family members with health problems [44,47,55] Health-related topics as a taboo in families with illnesses [39]
Adolescent Attitudes Family health Perceived importance of diet-related health risks in family members with health problems [37,39,47,54]
Modeling of positive outcome of healthy eating [35,69]
Cultivation of preference Cultivate taste preference for healthy food [35,37,43,51,58,59,62,64,65,70]
Reducing temptation of unhealthy foods by limiting sedentary time [43]
Home cooking perceived as more hygienic than street foods [60]
Family preference on low cost/ unhealthy foods [40,51]
Family motivation Family modeling of healthy eating habits [35,37,43,44,47,55,56,57,59,66,68,70,77,80]
Encouragement and praise [35,38,44,49,51,66,68,69,71,75,77,80]
Parental concern on adolescent’s health [38,56,57,66,78]
Adolescent acting as a role model in the family [77,78]
Family modeling of unhealthy eating habits [39,40,46,47,48,49,50,54,59,68,69,72,73,74,79]
Lack of parental concern on adolescent dietary issues (e.g., body weight is not important for the young) [42,50,51,78,79]
Busy parents lacking time for encouragement [75]
Adolescent Practices Food preparation and availability Provision of healthy home meals [33,34,35,36,38,42,43,44,48,50,61,62,63,66,70,71,75,77,78,80]
Home availability of healthy food/ unavailability of unhealthy foods [36,37,39,40,42,43,44,45,47,48,49,50,52,55,56,57,60,61,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,73,74,77,79,80]
Unhealthy home meals [39,54,63,76,78]
Home availability of unhealthy/ unavailability of healthy foods [40,41,46,48,49,53,59,67,68,69,74,78]
Time and cost Controlling access (e.g., increased access to ready-to-eat FV and healthier drinks, storing unhealthy snacks out-of-reach) [49,56,57,64,66,67,69,73,80]
Limiting the budget of junk food [36,59,66,79]
Convenience of packaged and takeaway foods over home cooking [35,36,37,39,43,45,48,50,52,53,54,59,61,63,64,65,68,70,76,78,79,80] and time barrier for preparing FV and healthy beverages [40,67,69]
Financial preferences on affordable but unhealthy foods [34,35,36,37,38,41,45,46,48,49,51,54,60,61,66,67,69,72,75,77,78,79,80]
Easy accessibility of unhealthy food shops and restaurants [36,72]
Parenting style Rules and monitoring of mealtimes [37,44,49,52,53,61,63,77] and snacking [33,37,42,43,47,50,52,56,59,64,67,68,77,80]
Authoritative practices (e.g., reasoning, regular meal schedule) [35,37,43,44,48,49,52,55,57,59,60,64,66,69,70,71,74,75,80]
Child involvement with limited/ guided choices [37,44,59,64,80]
Grocery shopping without adolescents to avoid their request on unhealthy foods [44]
Unstructured practices (e.g., accommodating family taste preference, lack of monitoring at mealtimes [37,42,64,66,68,78,79] and snacking [39,40,50,51,53,59,66,67,69,76,79,80]
Restriction on snacking [70,80]
Treats and bribes of unhealthy foods by family members [36,50]
Atmosphere of meals with dissatisfying family relation [63]
Parental practical knowledge and attitudes Healthy cooking skills/ varying food presentation [36,43,59,66,67,72,80]
Healthy home food availability by health-conscious parents [40,51,58,59,63]
Lack of nutrition knowledge to make healthy choices or provide appropriate amounts [34,37,40,50,54,71,72,77]
Lack of cooking skills to provide healthy and tasty meals with variety [60,62,63]
Lack of parental concern on healthy eating [50]

Notes: FV refers to fruit and vegetables.