2010•Chinese Journal of School HealthRequires access

Nutritional Knowledge Attitude and Dietary Behavior Among 2039 College Students

Wan Xiu-wei

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Objective To study nutritional knowledge,attitude and behavior status of college students,in order to provide basis for nutritional health education.Methods A survey was conducted by using a self-designed table among 2 039 students from 4 universities.The data were analyzed by SPSS.Results Most college students was short of nutritional knowledge,the score was only(31.12±11.38),and girls' score was higher than boys',the difference was significant(P0.01).Most of them had good nutritional attitude,but dietary behavior was not perfect,the score was 11.62±5.03,girls' score was also higher than boys',the difference was significant(P0.05).Nutritional knowledge,attitude and behavior had positive correlation.Conclusion Most college students lack nutritional knowledge and have some unhealthy dietary behavior.

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Key concepts: Positive attitude, Significant difference, Food habits, Psychology, Medicine, Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Social psychology