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Table 1 Secondary outcome measures administered in the WIC Fresh Start trial

From: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of nutrition education to promote farmers’ market fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption among women enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Measure (number of items), illustrative item, and [response format]

Score range

Reliability coefficient

Index of Knowledge of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (6)

Not all farmers at farmers’ markets accept farmers’ market vouchers. [true/false]

0–6

NA

Knowledge of WIC-authorized Farmers’ Markets (1)

Do you know of a farmers’ market near you where the farmers accept WIC  farmers’ market and cash value vouchers? [yes/no]

0–1

NA

Farmers’ Market-specific Knowledge (2)

Do you know what time of year [area market] is open? [yes/no]

0–2

.67

Familiarity with Locally Grown Seasonal Items (3)

Do you know what kale is? [yes/no]

0–3

.69

Knowledge of Locally Grown Seasonal FV found at Farmers’ Markets in July (9)

Likely to find yellow summer squash at farmers’ markets in the month of July? [yes/no]

0–9

.63

Food-specific Knowledge (13)

Storing blueberries on the same shelf as vegetables is not recommended because  they give off a gas that will make the vegetables age quicker. [true/false]

2–13

.51

Attitudes towards Farmers’ Market FV (6)

I don’t like the way farmers’ market FV look. [7-point Likert scale; 1 = not at all to 7 = very much]

6–42

.84

Positive Outcome Expectations for Consuming Locally Grown FV (3)

Locally grown FV are full of flavor. [yes/no]

0–3

.42

FV Food Safety Skills (13)

Refrigerate FV that are precut or peeled. [7-point Likert scale; 1 = never to 7 = always]

19–85

.70

Farmers’ Market FV Preparation Skills (12)

How would you rate your skill in preparing cucumbers? [7-point Likert scale; 1 = definitely could not make to 7 = definitely could make]

12–84

.81

Lifetime Farmers’ Market FV Purchases

Have you ever purchased FV at a farmers’ market? [yes/no]

0–1

NA

Recent Farmers’ Market FV Purchases

Have you purchased FV at a farmers’ market in the past 2 weeks? [yes/no]

0–1

NA

Farmers’ Market Asking Skills (3)

During this trip to the market, did you ask farmers how to store FV? [yes/no]

0–3

.65

Intentions to Purchase FV at a Farmers’ Market

Do you intend to purchase FV at a farmers’ market in the next 2 weeks? [yes/no]

0–1

NA

  1. WIC indicates the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; FV fruit and vegetable(s), NA not applicable. Reliability assessed with Cronbach’s α and Kuder-Richardson 20 coefficients (for dichotomous indicators). For the Index of Knowledge of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, reliability was not assessed because this construct is variable (implementation of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program varies by state; for example, states may differ in the number and face value of vouchers issued). As such, developing a stable scale is not possible and psychometrics do not apply. Farmers’ market asking skills were assessed among participants having reported shopping at a farmers’ market in the past two weeks
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BMC Nutrition

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