Knowledge,Attitudes and Practice on Calcium Nutrition Among Pupils and Their Parents in Xuzhou

Objective To understand calcium nutrition knowledge and dietary habits in pupils and their parents in Xuzhou,and to provide basis for preventive reasearch on pupils' nutrition.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among a clustered sampling of pupils in grades 3-5 and their parents from 4 primary schools in Xuzhou.Results Among the pupils surveyed,75.2% and 94.8% knew that milk was the best source of calcium and the populations who need calcium,but less than 65.8% could answer other questions correctly.About 79.7% of the pupils and 73.3% of the parents wanted to change their dietary habits to supplement calcium.10.3% pupils and 6.3% parents often skipped off breakfast.7.3%,32.3% of the pupils and 31.4%,16.3% of the parents didn't like eating milk and bean products.Conclusion Interventions should be complemented to make pupils and their parents acquire more information about calcium and dietary habits so as to correct their dietary habits.