An environmental nutritional intervention on knowledge and practice in college students

• Main Authors: Ching-Chien Chang, 章慶堅
• Other Authors: Shene-Pin Hu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09770459449946898828

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 保健營養學系 === 91 === This study investigated the effectiveness of a low-intensity nutrition intervention in residences of college dormitory for nutritional knowledge , behaviors and the related factors. We gave 4 nutrition-related posters (one per week) and 3 types of self-help pamphlet to 260 eligible students.Total 186 completed a month follow-up with recovery of the questionaire was 58% and 83% for men and women , respectively The average height of men and women was 172.1±6.6 cm and 159.2±5.6 cm , and the average body weight was 66.2±12.8kg and 51.0±11.3kg. Fifty-five percent students did not change their weight within 5 kg during this year , 57%students exercised at least twice a week for 20 minutes. The family incomes of 57 percent students were twenty to sixty thousand dollars per year. Sixty-nine percentage students had no health problems and 14% students had gastrointestial problems.In the questionaire, Twelve knowlelge statements had multiple choices with a single collected answer and 10 knowlelge statement had true /false/uncertain choices. The average percentage of correct answer responses for general and fiber-related kowlelge was 0.77±0.16 and 0.88±0.19 , respectively. The average score of clinical and obesity-related knowlege was 0.88±0.2 and 0.65±0.25 , respectively . About 30-50 % students eat 3 meals and no extra-foods per day. Almost seventy percent students in this study:eat less than 1 bowl of cereal group , 1 serving of milk group , 2 servings of vegetable group , 4 servings of meat group and no fruit of compaired to dietary guidelines. The main nutritional information sources are from newspaper , TV radio and the parents by order. The results of this program had a improved a little the student’s knowledge and behaviors , but no significant was observed. Continuous and more extensive intervention may be required to produce more significant and broader effects. Key words: nutritional knowledge, behaviors, nutritional intervention