Assessment of Nutrition Knowledge among University Students in Ankara

Özdoğan, Yahya; Yardımcı, Hülya; Özçelik, Ayşe Özfer

doi:10.9734/jsrr/2018/43782

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“…The study found a high overall internal and test-retest reliability. Other NK questionnaires were also validated and used in students from Turkey (5,19,20) , USA (20) , China (21) and Australia (22) .…”

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Validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in Italian students attending the University of Parma

Rosi

Martini

Grosso

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of a self-administered nutrition knowledge (NK) questionnaire for Italian university students.Design:The NK questionnaire included ninety questions on experts’ nutritional recommendations, nutritional content of food, health aspects of food and diets, relationship between diet and diseases, and proper food choices. It was administered to the same population under the same conditions on two different occasions with a time interval of 3 weeks between the two administrations.Setting:The survey was carried out at the University of Parma (Italy) during the 2018–2019 academic year.Participants:Data were collected for 132 bachelor and master degree students attending the University of Parma, either attending or not nutrition classes during their studies (19–30 years, 29·5 % males, 57·6 % with an academic nutrition background).Results:The questionnaire revealed high overall internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α > 0·8) and a good temporal stability with high correlation of the total score (r = 0·835, P < 0·001). Moreover, it showed a good ability to discriminate between subjects with potentially different NK.Conclusions:This NK questionnaire proved to be a reliable, valid and easy-to-use tool for assessing the NK of Italian university students, either with or without nutrition background.

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Validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in Italian students attending the University of Parma

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Martini

Grosso

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Non-nutrition 40 ( 27) 70 ( 46 Ozdogan et al also showed a higher mean nutritional knowledge score of female students (16.61 ± 4.34) than male students (14.20 ± 5.50) which were statistically significant (P = 0.00) (19). Some studies (22,23) also indicated a higher score for female students (mean score = 27.1 and 58.6 ± 12.8) than for male students (mean score = 26.2 and 54.1 ± 13.3) (P < 0.01) (22,23).…”

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“…Ozdogan et al conducted a cross-sectional study in Ankara, Turkey, to assess the nutritional knowledge of university students (19). A total of 341 students participated, 33.7% (n = 115) and 66.3% (n = 226) of whom were male and female, respectively.…”

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An Exploratory Research to Assess Total Nutritional Knowledge of Students at the University of Lahore, Pakistan

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Background: Good nutrition is imperative to achieve a better health status. The rate of obesity and related comorbidities is increasing all over the world. The main reasons behind this worse situation are the overconsumption of food groups or exceeding the recommended portion sizes. University life is a period when students are independent in making their food choices. The chances of adopting unhealthy eating behaviors are increased during this tenure. Nutritional knowledge is an important tool in assessing the nutritional status of an individual, group, and community. Objectives: The main objective of the current study was to assess the nutritional knowledge of university-going students. Methods: The pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data from the students of the University of Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 300 students participated in this study (150 from the Nutrition Department and 150 from the non-nutrition departments). Demographic data, anthropometric measurements, and total nutritional knowledge (TNK) scores were measured during the 4-month study duration. Additionally, gender-and department-based comparisons of various parameters were performed. The mean TNK of the Nutrition Department students was higher (34.89 ± 0.95/58) than non-nutrition departments (24.05 ± 1.00/58) (P = 0.01). Additionally, the mean TNK of female students was higher (28.53 ± 1.28/58) than male students (27.05 ± 1.27/58) (P = 0.03). Moreover, 61% and 63% of nutrition students were familiar with the relationship between high intake of salt and fats with chronic diseases, respectively. Results: A statistically significant relationship was not observed between gender (P = 0.78) and departments (P = 0.10) with body mass index (BMI). This finding shows that nutritional knowledge alone is not a predictor of the nutritional status (BMI) of an individual. Students, even from the Nutrition Department, failed to transform their knowledge about nutrition into healthy food choices and eating practices. Conclusions: It is necessary to initiate nutrition education programs emphasizing making healthy food choices. Moreover, nutritional knowledge related to dietary guidelines should be incorporated into daily life to remove the disease burden associated with obesity.

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“…Approximately 10% of the students participating in the research had a BMI of ≥25, while 10% had a BMI of <18.5. In other studies conducted with university students, the ratio of those with BMI ≥25 ranged from approximately 9% to 30% (Özdoğan, Yardımcı, Özçelik & Sürücüoğlu, 2012;Yılmaz et al, 2014;Akça & Selen, 2015;Downes, 2015;Abraham, Noriega & Shin 2018). In a health assessment study by the American College Health Association (2011), approximately 20% of university students were determined to be overweight while 10% were obese (American College Health Association World Health Organization [ACHA], 2019).…”

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The Relationship Between University Students' Nutrition, Physical Activity Habits and Body Mass Index, Academic Achievement

Sarvan

Akcan

Turan

2023

İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu Dergisi

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The aim of this study was determined the habits of university students with regard to nutrition and physical activity and to examine the relevance of these habits to body mass index (BMI) and academic achievement. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 127 second-year students at a university. This study a questionnaire consisting of multiple-choice questions was used. The data were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 program. A total of 81.9% of the participants were female, and their mean age was 20.07±1.4 years. The overall weighted grade average of the students was 2.93±0.47. The mean BMI of the students was 21.5±2. There was a statistically significant difference between the number of daily meals, the consumption of fruit, nuts and legumes, meat, processed food, with general weighted average (GWA) among the students participating in the study (p=.003, p=.001, p=.000, p=.032, p=.036, respectively). Moreover there was a statistically significant difference between the amount of physical activity and BMI (p=.008). The results show that the number of daily meals, fruit, meat, legumes, nuts, and processed food consumption behaviors of university students increase GWAs, while undertaking physical activity can positively improve BMI scores.

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Assessment of Nutrition Knowledge among University Students in Ankara

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in Italian students attending the University of Parma

Validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in Italian students attending the University of Parma

An Exploratory Research to Assess Total Nutritional Knowledge of Students at the University of Lahore, Pakistan

The Relationship Between University Students' Nutrition, Physical Activity Habits and Body Mass Index, Academic Achievement

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