TY - JOUR AU - Sumonja, Sanja AU - Novakovic, Budimka PY - 2013 TI - Determinants of Fruit, Vegetable, and Dairy Consumption in a Sample of Schoolchildren, Northern Serbia, 2012 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E178 VL - 10 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - INTRODUCTION Insufficient intake of fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products among children is a serious nutrition-related concern. The aim of our study was to determine behavioral and environmental factors that influence fruit, vegetable, and dairy consumption among Serbian schoolchildren. METHODS We used 24-hour recall to measure fruit, vegetable, and dairy intake of schoolchildren (N = 212) aged 8 to 11 years from 2 elementary schools in a local community in Serbia. We evaluated potential determinants of intake by using a 48-item questionnaire that asked about children's behaviors, perceptions of others' expectations and behaviors, reinforcement of children's behaviors, and availability of fruits, vegetables, and dairy at home and school. Children completed written questionnaires during 1 school class under teacher supervision. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze determinants of fruit, vegetable, and dairy intake. RESULTS Negative predictors of fruit intake were expectations from teacher and parents (P <.001 .03="" .04="" and="" are="" associated="" at="" availability="" behavior="" by="" children="" conclusion="" consumption="" dairy="" dairy.="" do="" eat="" environmental="" er="" factors="" focus="" fruit="" fruits="" home="" home.="" http:="" in="" increasing="" influenced="" intake="" interventions="" modeling="" of="" on="" parental="" parents="" paternal="" personal="" positively="" promote="" reinforcement="" related="" school="" school.="" schoolchildren="" serbian="" should="" sn="" teachers="" to="" ur="" various="" vegetable="" vegetables="" was="" with="">