Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study
Parent’s nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices (KAP) play imperative roles in preventing malnutrition for themselves and their children. Our study aimed to determine the status and contributing factors of nutrition KAP among parents of children and adolescents. A total of 1746 parent...
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| description | Parent’s nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices (KAP) play imperative roles in preventing malnutrition for themselves and their children. Our study aimed to determine the status and contributing factors of nutrition KAP among parents of children and adolescents. A total of 1746 parents (mean age 39.67 ± 5.38 years, females accounting for 69.82%) of primary and junior high school students in Weifang, China, completed a self-reported KAP questionnaire in August 2021. An analysis of Pearson product-moment correlation was conducted to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Chi-square test, followed by a multivariable robust Poisson regression analysis, was performed to identify the contributing factors to parents’ KAP. A 65.94% awareness rate of nutritional knowledge was observed. The correlations between nutrition knowledge and attitudes (r = 0.03, P = 0.23), knowledge and practices (r = 0.02, P = 0.34), and attitudes and practices (r = 0.16, P < 0.01) were relatively weak. After adjusting for other contributing factors, females [prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.28, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.45], participants with secondary education (PR = 4.64, 95% CI = 1.60–13.50), junior college education (PR = 5.87, 95% CI = 2.01–17.13) and college degree or above education (PR = 6.58, 95% CI = 2.25–19.23) acquired higher nutrition knowledge scores. Moreover, healthy diet behaviors were more commonly implemented by females than males (PR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.14–1.76), and which needed to be improved in those with abnormal body mass indexes (BMIs) [overweight (PR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.74–0.99) and obese (PR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.56–0.99)]. It was necessary for nutrition KAP promotion to be emphasized in nutritional knowledge and dietary practices, as well as health behavior guidance, especially for parents with low education and elevated BMIs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef2791a5a8cf4b67b2cfa868f77167872023-09-20T04:21:17ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552023-10-0135102396Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional studyLirong Ma0Huasheng Xu1Zhuoran Zhang2Liyang Li3Zhijuan Lin4Hao Qin5School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, ChinaDepartment of Health Education, Weifang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 4801 Huixian Road, Weifang, Shandong 261061, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China; Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Inflammatory Disease Research in Universities of Shandong Province, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China; Corresponding authors at: Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Inflammatory Disease Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China (Z. Lin); School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China (H. Qin).School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China; Corresponding authors at: Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Inflammatory Disease Research in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China (Z. Lin); School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China (H. Qin).Parent’s nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices (KAP) play imperative roles in preventing malnutrition for themselves and their children. Our study aimed to determine the status and contributing factors of nutrition KAP among parents of children and adolescents. A total of 1746 parents (mean age 39.67 ± 5.38 years, females accounting for 69.82%) of primary and junior high school students in Weifang, China, completed a self-reported KAP questionnaire in August 2021. An analysis of Pearson product-moment correlation was conducted to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Chi-square test, followed by a multivariable robust Poisson regression analysis, was performed to identify the contributing factors to parents’ KAP. A 65.94% awareness rate of nutritional knowledge was observed. The correlations between nutrition knowledge and attitudes (r = 0.03, P = 0.23), knowledge and practices (r = 0.02, P = 0.34), and attitudes and practices (r = 0.16, P < 0.01) were relatively weak. After adjusting for other contributing factors, females [prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.28, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.45], participants with secondary education (PR = 4.64, 95% CI = 1.60–13.50), junior college education (PR = 5.87, 95% CI = 2.01–17.13) and college degree or above education (PR = 6.58, 95% CI = 2.25–19.23) acquired higher nutrition knowledge scores. Moreover, healthy diet behaviors were more commonly implemented by females than males (PR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.14–1.76), and which needed to be improved in those with abnormal body mass indexes (BMIs) [overweight (PR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.74–0.99) and obese (PR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.56–0.99)]. It was necessary for nutrition KAP promotion to be emphasized in nutritional knowledge and dietary practices, as well as health behavior guidance, especially for parents with low education and elevated BMIs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523002875Nutrition knowledgeAttitudeDietary practiceStudentParentContributing factor |
| spellingShingle | Lirong Ma Huasheng Xu Zhuoran Zhang Liyang Li Zhijuan Lin Hao Qin Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study Preventive Medicine Reports Nutrition knowledge Attitude Dietary practice Student Parent Contributing factor |
| title | Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in Weifang, China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | nutrition knowledge attitudes and dietary practices among parents of children and adolescents in weifang china a cross sectional study |
| topic | Nutrition knowledge Attitude Dietary practice Student Parent Contributing factor |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523002875 |
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