Nutrition Knowledge and Attitude Changes In College Students

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate factors influencing preventive behavior against COVID-19 among college students majoring in dental hygiene. Methods: This study is based on a questionnaire survey via online collected from students currently majoring in dental hygiene from 2 colleges in Busan area. Subjects were informed of the purpose and the necessity of the study and agreed to participate in the investigation beforehand. Results: Preventive behavior against COVID-19 was highly affected by attitude and knowledge of COVID-19. Conclusions: Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 have significant effect on preventive behavior against COVID-19

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PENGARUH METODE PENDIDIKAN SEBAYA DAN METODE CERAMAH TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP SISWA TENTANG NAPZA DI SMA PAB 4 SAMPALI PERCUT SEI TUAN 2016

Elisabeth Health Jurnal ◽

10.52317/ehj.v1i2.196 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 94-103

Author(s):

Ermawaty Arisandi

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

High School ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Health Education ◽

Peer Education ◽

School Management ◽

Effective Strategy ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Interactive Lecture ◽

Paired T Test

Today, drug abuse is commonly done such as high school and college students; 65% of them used drugs in 2011. The most effective strategy of preventing from and handling napza in changing adolescents’ behavior is through health education such as peer education and interactive lecture. The objective of the research was to find out the influence of peer education and interactive lecture on students’ knowledge and attitude at SMA PAB 4 Sampali, Percut Sei Tuan. The research used quasi experiment. The population was 160 students and 60 of them were used as the samples with 30 of them were in the peer education and the 30 students in interactive lecture. The data were gathered by using questionnaires and analyzed by using paired t-test, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney test. The result of the research showed that health education with interactive lecture had the influence on the increase in students’ knowledge (p<0.001) and attitude (p<0.001) toward napza. Health education with peer education had the influence on the increase in students’ knowledge (p<0.001) and attitude (p<0.001) toward napza. Health education with peer education was more effective in knowledge and attitude than interactive lecture. It is recommended that the school management make the policy on any activity in increasing information about napza to adolescents by providing peer education since it is the most appropriate for adolescents. It is also recommended that the management of BNN make ex-napza users participate in health education.

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Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness among health and non-health university students in Riyadh

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20204223 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 3497

Author(s):

Samira M. Mahboub ◽

Rahaf A. Aleyadhi ◽

Reema I. Aldrees ◽

Shahad S. Almuhanna

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Positive Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Mental illness can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, and residence. Studying the attitude and knowledge about mental illnesses among university students is important, because they are the future decision makers dealing with such problems. The aim of this study was to assess level of knowledge and attitude towards mental illnesses among health and non-health university students in Riyadh.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study on students of the governmental universities in Riyadh with both health and non-health speciality. The total sample size was 587 students. The questionnaire was designed electronically, and the link was distributed through social media. It included socio-demographic questions, 17 questions to assess knowledge and 22 questions to assess the attitudes. The statistical tests used were chi square, independent sample t-test, spearman’s correlation and multiple linear regression tests.Results: More than half of the participants had a positive attitude toward mental illness (52%). Only 13.46% of university students had good knowledge about mental illness. Significant higher level of good knowledge and positive attitude were reported among health college students compared to non-health (24.7% versus 7.9% for good knowledge and 60.8% versus 48.3 for positive attitude respectively). Attitude towards mental illness can be successfully predicted by using the knowledge score about mental illness and the type of college.Conclusion: Low percentage of university students had good knowledge about mental illness and their attitude towards mental illness was generally positive. Health college students had better attitude and knowledge about mental illness than non-health.

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Nutrition knowledge and Attitude in Medical Students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018

10.21203/rs.2.13353/v2 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Neda Dolatkhah ◽

Seyed Kazem Shakouri ◽

Azizeh Farshbaf Khalili ◽

Majid Hajifaraji ◽

Maryam Hashemian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Nutrition Knowledge ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objectives : In this cross-sectional study among 220 medical students we aimed to determine the nutritional knowledge and attitude of medical students through clinical training courses (externship and internship) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A nutritional knowledge questionnaire included 51 questions was used to determine the correct, perceived and accuracy of knowledge of the participant in different aspects of nutrition sciences. Nutritional knowledge was calculated as percentage of correct responses. The nutrition attitude questionnaire included 30 questions. Both questionnaires were confirmed in terms of the validity and reliability for assessing nutritional knowledge and attitude in this sample of Iranian medical students. Results: The mean score of correct knowledge was not significantly different among externs and interns (68.20±7.50% and 67.87±6.04% respectively, p=0.729). Results showed that most of the participants (49.61% of externs and 57.14% of inters) had a poor nutritional knowledge, significantly varied by age (p=0.035). The mean attitude index of the subjects was not significantly different among externs and interns (106.37±13.66 and 108.16±13.35 out of 145 respectively, p=0.337). Most students (92.7%) had a very appropriate attitude toward nutrition, significantly varied by sex (p=0.010). These findings indicate that there are multiple deficiencies in nutrition knowledge of medical students.

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Knowledge and attitude regarding sexually transmitted infections in school and college students in an urban area of Maharashtra, India

Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics ◽

10.5958/2231-6728.2020.00022.0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 120-128

Author(s):

Arshiya Bar mare ◽

S.A. Pratinidhi

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Urban Area ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

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The effects of restaurant nutrition menu labelling on college students’ healthy eating behaviours

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980016002871 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 797-804 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mary G Roseman ◽

Hyun-Woo Joung ◽

Eun-Kyong (Cindy) Choi ◽

Hak-Seon Kim

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Affordable Care Act ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Nutrition Knowledge ◽

Nutrition Information ◽

Calorie Intake ◽

Eating Behaviours ◽

Southwest Usa ◽

The Impact ◽

Daily Calorie Intake

AbstractObjectiveAccording to the US Affordable Care Act, restaurant chains are required to provide energy (calorie) and other nutrition information on their menu. The current study examined the impact of menu labelling containing calorie information and recommended daily calorie intake, along with subjective nutrition knowledge, on intention to select lower-calorie foods prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.DesignFull factorial experimental design with participants exposed to four variants of a sample menu in a 2 (presence v. absence of calorie information) ×2 (presence v. absence of recommended daily calorie intake).SettingLarge, public university in the Southwest USA.SubjectsPrimarily undergraduate college students.ResultsMajority of participants were 19–23 years of age (mean 21·8 (sd 3·6) years). Menu information about calorie content and respondents’ subjective nutrition knowledge had a significantly positive impact on students’ intention to select lower-calorie foods (β=0·24, P<0·001 and β=0·33, P<0·001, respectively); however, recommended daily calorie intake information on the menu board did not influence students’ intention to select lower-calorie foods (β=0·10, P=0·105). Gender played a significant role on purchase intent for lower-calorie menu items, with females more affected by the calorie information than males (β=0·37, P<0·001).ConclusionsFindings support the role menu labelling can play in encouraging a healthier lifestyle for college students. College students who are Generation Y desire healthier menu options and accept nutritional labels on restaurant menus as a way to easily and expediently obtain nutrition information.

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