Assessing the Level of Nutrition Knowledge and Its Association with Dietary Intake in University Students
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Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of nutrition knowledge and examine the relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake in university students.
Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 300 students, aged 18-35 years old from different academic departments (males: 138, 46.2%; females: 162, 54%). The student’s general characteristics were asked by using a questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements were taken. Nutrition knowledge was assessed by a translated form of general nutrition knowledge questionnaire by Parmenter and Wardle (1999) which has been tested for reliability and validity in Turkey. Energy, macronutrient, and food consumption were estimated through 24 h dietary recall.
Results: The means body mass index of the participants was 22.4 ± 3.1 kg/m2. The total score of nutrition knowledge for all sections was 56.5±13.2 points out of 110. In comparison with males, score for nutrition knowledge was higher in females (54.1 ± 13.3, and 58.6 ± 12.8, respectively) (p<0.01). It was shown that students with higher scores had lower energy, carbohydrate, and sugar intakes (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between nutrition knowledge and protein and fat intake. Also, a significant relationship between nutrition knowledge level and food group consumption was not found.
Conclusions: We suggest that training programs and policies should be planned and implemented for university students to improve their nutrition knowledge. Because enhancing nutrition knowledge of students can help to promote healthy eating in a community.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Alsaffar, A Aylin. 2012. 'Validation of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire in a Turkish student sample', Public health nutrition, 15: 2074-85.
- Alsaffar, A. A. 2014. "EXPLORING THE LEVEL OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS IN A TURKISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE." In.
- Axelson, Marta L, Terri L Federline, and David Brinberg. 1985. 'A meta-analysis of food-and nutrition-related research', Journal of Nutrition Education, 17: 51-54.
- Bakanlığı, Sağlık. 2004. 'Sağlıklı Beslenelim, Kalbimizi Koruyalım', Projesi Araştırma Raporu, Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara.
- BAKANLIĞI, SAĞLIK, and TEMEL SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ. 2014. 'OBEZİTE İLE MÜCADELE VE KONTROL PROGRAMI'.
- Barzegari, Ali, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Mohammad Azizi, and Kazem Ranjbar. 2011. 'A study of nutrition knowledge, attitudes and food habits of college students', World Applied Sciences Journal, 15: 1012-17.
- BESLER, HALİT, NESLİŞAH RAKICIOĞLU, AYLİN AYAZ, ZEHRA BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL, HÜLYA GÖKMEN ÖZEL, FATMA SAMUR, EMİNE YILDIZ, PELİN BİLGİÇ, DERYA DİKMEN, and ZEYNEP GÖKTAŞ. 2015. 'Türkiye ye Özgü Besin ve Beslenme Rehberi'.
- Beydoun, May A, and Youfa Wang. 2008. 'Do nutrition knowledge and beliefs modify the association of socio-economic factors and diet quality among US adults?', Preventive medicine, 46: 145-53.
- Bonaccio, Marialaura, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Francesca De Lucia, Marco Olivieri, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello, Americo Bonanni, and Moli-sani Project Investigators. 2013. 'Nutrition knowledge is associated with higher adherence to Mediterranean diet and lower prevalence of obesity. Results from the Moli-sani study', Appetite, 68: 139-46.
- Dalrymple, Kezia. 2016. 'Eating practices and nutrition knowledge among University students'.
- De Vriendt, Tineke, Christophe Matthys, Wim Verbeke, Ilse Pynaert, and Stefaan De Henauw. 2009. 'Determinants of nutrition knowledge in young and middle-aged Belgian women and the association with their dietary behaviour', Appetite, 52: 788-92.
- Foster, Emma, John NS Matthews, Michael Nelson, Julie M Harris, John C Mathers, and Ashley J Adamson. 2006. 'Accuracy of estimates of food portion size using food photographs–the importance of using age-appropriate tools', Public health nutrition, 9: 509-14.
- Hendrie, Gillian A, David N Cox, and John Coveney. 2008. 'Validation of the general nutrition knowledge questionnaire in an Australian community sample', Nutrition & Dietetics, 65: 72-77.
- Karavuş, Melda, Hande Gençel, Cemile Beşik, Uygar Çoban, Meliha Güleryüz, Selçuk Karaaslan, and Teoman Parmaksızoğlu. 1995. 'Ümraniye ilçesinde 0-12 aylık çocuk beslenmesinde annelerin bilgi, tutum ve davranışları', Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi, 24: 31-39.
- Labban, Louay. 2015. 'Nutritional knowledge assessment of Syrian university students', Journal of the scientific society, 42: 71.
- Lohman, Timothy G, Alex F Roche, and Reynaldo Martorell. 1988. Anthropometric standardization reference manual (Human kinetics books Champaign).
- McPherson, Kerri E, and Jane Dunkeld Turnbull. 2000. 'An exploration of nutritional knowledge in a sample of Scottish men of low socio‐economic status', Nutrition Bulletin, 25: 323-27.
- Organization, World Health. 2000. 'WHO (2000): Obesity: Preventing and managing the Global Epidemic', Report of a WHO Consultation. Genf.
- Özcelik, AO, and Asli Ucar. 2008. 'Gender differences in adult’s knowledge about dietary fats, cholesterol, fiber and energy', Pak J Nutr, 7: 234-9.
- Parmenter, Kathryn, and Jane Wardle. 1999. 'Development of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults', European journal of clinical nutrition, 53: 298-308.
- Shepherd, R, and L Stockley. 1987. 'Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and fat consumption', Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 87: 615-19.
- Sichert-Hellert, Wolfgang, Laurent Beghin, Stefaan De Henauw, Evangelia Grammatikaki, Lena Hallström, Yannis Manios, María I Mesana, Dénes Molnár, Sabine Dietrich, and Raffaela Piccinelli. 2011. 'Nutritional knowledge in European adolescents: results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study', Public health nutrition, 14: 2083-91.
- Spronk, Inge, Charina Kullen, Catriona Burdon, and Helen O'Connor. 2014. 'Relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake', British journal of nutrition, 111: 1713-26.
- Unsworth, Jonathan. 2012. 'Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes Among Clemson University Freshmen'.
- Wardle, Jane, Kathryn Parmenter, and Jo Waller. 2000. 'Nutrition knowledge and food intake', Appetite, 34: 269-75.
- WHO, Waist Circumference, and Waist-Hip Ratio. 2011. "Report of a WHO Expert Consultation, Geneva, 8–11 December 2008." In.: Technical report.
- Yahia, Najat, Carrie A Brown, Melyssa Rapley, and Mei Chung. 2016. 'Level of nutrition knowledge and its association with fat consumption among college students', BMC public health, 16: 1047.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Beslenme Bilgi Düzeyinin İncelenmesi ve Besin Alımı ile İlişkisinin Değerlendirilmesi
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Amaç: Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinde beslenme bilgi düzeyini değerlendirmek ve beslenme bilgisi ile diyet alımı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yürütülmüş kesitsel bir çalışmadır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya, farklı akademik bölümlerden 18-35 yaş arası gönüllü 300 üniversite öğrencisi (erkek: 138, %46.2; kadın: 162, %54) katılmıştır. Soru kâğıdı kullanılarak öğrencilere ilişkin genel özellikleri sorulmuş ve antropometrik ölçümleri alınmıştır. Beslenme bilgi düzeyinin değerlendirilmesi için, Parmenter ve Wardle (1999) tarafından düzenlenmiş ve Türkiye'de geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik açısından test edilmiş anketinin türkçe çevirisi kullanılmıştır. Enerji, makro besin ve besin tüketimi ise, 24 saatlik besin tüketim kaydı ile saptanmıştır.
Bulgular: Öğrencilerin ortalama beden kütle indeksi 22.4±3.1 kg/m2 olarak bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin ortalama toplam beslenme bilgi puanı (110 üzerinden) 56.5±13.2 olup, kadınların aldıkları puanın erkeklerden daha fazla olduğu saptanmıştır (58.6±12.8, 54.1±13.3,sırasıyla) (p<0.01). Beslenme bilgi düzeyi iyi olan öğrencilerin, günlük ortalama enerji, karbonhidrat ve şeker alım miktarlarının, beslenme bilgi düzeyi düşük olan öğrencilere kıyasla, daha az olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Öğrencilerin beslenme bilgi düzeyi ile protein ve yağ alımı arasında önemli bir fark bulunmamıştır. Ayrıca, beslenme bilgi düzeyi ile besin grubu tüketimi arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, öğrencilerin beslenme bilgilerini geliştirilmesi toplumun sağlıklı beslenmeye teşvik etmesi sebebiyle, üniversite öğrencilerinin beslenme bilgisinin arttırılmasına yönelik eğitim programlarının düzenlenmesi, program ve politikalar geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Alsaffar, A Aylin. 2012. 'Validation of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire in a Turkish student sample', Public health nutrition, 15: 2074-85.
- Alsaffar, A. A. 2014. "EXPLORING THE LEVEL OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS IN A TURKISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE." In.
- Axelson, Marta L, Terri L Federline, and David Brinberg. 1985. 'A meta-analysis of food-and nutrition-related research', Journal of Nutrition Education, 17: 51-54.
- Bakanlığı, Sağlık. 2004. 'Sağlıklı Beslenelim, Kalbimizi Koruyalım', Projesi Araştırma Raporu, Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara.
- BAKANLIĞI, SAĞLIK, and TEMEL SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ. 2014. 'OBEZİTE İLE MÜCADELE VE KONTROL PROGRAMI'.
- Barzegari, Ali, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Mohammad Azizi, and Kazem Ranjbar. 2011. 'A study of nutrition knowledge, attitudes and food habits of college students', World Applied Sciences Journal, 15: 1012-17.
- BESLER, HALİT, NESLİŞAH RAKICIOĞLU, AYLİN AYAZ, ZEHRA BÜYÜKTUNCER DEMİREL, HÜLYA GÖKMEN ÖZEL, FATMA SAMUR, EMİNE YILDIZ, PELİN BİLGİÇ, DERYA DİKMEN, and ZEYNEP GÖKTAŞ. 2015. 'Türkiye ye Özgü Besin ve Beslenme Rehberi'.
- Beydoun, May A, and Youfa Wang. 2008. 'Do nutrition knowledge and beliefs modify the association of socio-economic factors and diet quality among US adults?', Preventive medicine, 46: 145-53.
- Bonaccio, Marialaura, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Francesca De Lucia, Marco Olivieri, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello, Americo Bonanni, and Moli-sani Project Investigators. 2013. 'Nutrition knowledge is associated with higher adherence to Mediterranean diet and lower prevalence of obesity. Results from the Moli-sani study', Appetite, 68: 139-46.
- Dalrymple, Kezia. 2016. 'Eating practices and nutrition knowledge among University students'.
- De Vriendt, Tineke, Christophe Matthys, Wim Verbeke, Ilse Pynaert, and Stefaan De Henauw. 2009. 'Determinants of nutrition knowledge in young and middle-aged Belgian women and the association with their dietary behaviour', Appetite, 52: 788-92.
- Foster, Emma, John NS Matthews, Michael Nelson, Julie M Harris, John C Mathers, and Ashley J Adamson. 2006. 'Accuracy of estimates of food portion size using food photographs–the importance of using age-appropriate tools', Public health nutrition, 9: 509-14.
- Hendrie, Gillian A, David N Cox, and John Coveney. 2008. 'Validation of the general nutrition knowledge questionnaire in an Australian community sample', Nutrition & Dietetics, 65: 72-77.
- Karavuş, Melda, Hande Gençel, Cemile Beşik, Uygar Çoban, Meliha Güleryüz, Selçuk Karaaslan, and Teoman Parmaksızoğlu. 1995. 'Ümraniye ilçesinde 0-12 aylık çocuk beslenmesinde annelerin bilgi, tutum ve davranışları', Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi, 24: 31-39.
- Labban, Louay. 2015. 'Nutritional knowledge assessment of Syrian university students', Journal of the scientific society, 42: 71.
- Lohman, Timothy G, Alex F Roche, and Reynaldo Martorell. 1988. Anthropometric standardization reference manual (Human kinetics books Champaign).
- McPherson, Kerri E, and Jane Dunkeld Turnbull. 2000. 'An exploration of nutritional knowledge in a sample of Scottish men of low socio‐economic status', Nutrition Bulletin, 25: 323-27.
- Organization, World Health. 2000. 'WHO (2000): Obesity: Preventing and managing the Global Epidemic', Report of a WHO Consultation. Genf.
- Özcelik, AO, and Asli Ucar. 2008. 'Gender differences in adult’s knowledge about dietary fats, cholesterol, fiber and energy', Pak J Nutr, 7: 234-9.
- Parmenter, Kathryn, and Jane Wardle. 1999. 'Development of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults', European journal of clinical nutrition, 53: 298-308.
- Shepherd, R, and L Stockley. 1987. 'Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and fat consumption', Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 87: 615-19.
- Sichert-Hellert, Wolfgang, Laurent Beghin, Stefaan De Henauw, Evangelia Grammatikaki, Lena Hallström, Yannis Manios, María I Mesana, Dénes Molnár, Sabine Dietrich, and Raffaela Piccinelli. 2011. 'Nutritional knowledge in European adolescents: results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study', Public health nutrition, 14: 2083-91.
- Spronk, Inge, Charina Kullen, Catriona Burdon, and Helen O'Connor. 2014. 'Relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake', British journal of nutrition, 111: 1713-26.
- Unsworth, Jonathan. 2012. 'Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes Among Clemson University Freshmen'.
- Wardle, Jane, Kathryn Parmenter, and Jo Waller. 2000. 'Nutrition knowledge and food intake', Appetite, 34: 269-75.
- WHO, Waist Circumference, and Waist-Hip Ratio. 2011. "Report of a WHO Expert Consultation, Geneva, 8–11 December 2008." In.: Technical report.
- Yahia, Najat, Carrie A Brown, Melyssa Rapley, and Mei Chung. 2016. 'Level of nutrition knowledge and its association with fat consumption among college students', BMC public health, 16: 1047.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
| Bölüm | Makaleler |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 26 Kasım 2021 |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 28 Ocak 2021 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2021 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3 |
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