Mohd Merah, Sharina Farhana (2021) Associations between Sociodemographic Profiles, Nutrition Knowledge Attitude and Practices on Healthy Eating with Body Weight Status among Adults in Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Introduction: Obesity and overweight are unimaginably serious problems becoming more prevalent in Malaysia, which will significantly impact the upcoming generations, as it increases the risk of developing chronic diseases. This study aims to determine the socio-demographic factors, nutrition knowledge, attitude, practice on healthy eating among Malaysian adults, determine the body weight status of Malaysian Adults, determine the associations between sociodemographic factors, nutrition knowledge attitudes and practice of healthy eating with body weight status among Malaysian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 respondents. The online survey was carried out by using a non-probability sampling method called snowball method. The self-administered online questionnaire consists of 5 sections: the socio-demographic profiles, anthropometric measurements, nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice on healthy eating. Results: Most participants were Malay, Muslim, female with age range 20 – 29 years old where the mean age is 24.14 ± 6.63 years old. Majority of the participants were single, student with tertiary education level under B40 family income group. Participants have a good nutrition knowledge (65%) while poor nutrition attitude (83%). For nutrition practice, the mean for participants’ confectionery intake were 2.42 ± 1.73 days, fruit intake were 3.74 ± 1.93 days, vegetables intake were 4.72 ± 2.16 days and plain water intake 6.71 ± 1.12 days. The mean for serving size of participants’ confectionery intake were 1.79 ± 1.36, fruits intake were 2.15 ± 1.44, vegetables intake were 2.38 ± 1.66 and plain water intake were 6.20 ± 2.93. The mean for the number of days participants’ consumed breakfast were 4.75 ± 2.19, lunch were 6.28 ± 1.31 and dinner were 5.87 ± 1.64. About half of the participants (46%) were overweight and obesity. Young, female, single and unemployed participants are more likely to develop overweight and obesity where p = 0.002, p = 0.014, p = 0.006 and p = 0.014 respectively. No correlation found between nutrition knowledge (r = -0.077, p = 0.279), nutrition attitude (r = 0.093, p = 0.331), frequency of food intake, serving size of fruit and vegetables intake, meal skipping, p > 0.05 with body weight status. Correlation was found between confectionery (r = 0.154, p = 0.030) and plain water intake (r = 0.185, p = 0.009), p < 0.05 with body weight status. Conclusion: Nutrition practice slightly contributes to the rising of overweight and obesity among Malaysian adults while nutrition knowledge and attitude are vice versa. However, more research needed to be conducted to find possible confounding factors that influence the rising of overweight and obesity rates and specified the nutrition practice approach since the findings slightly contradict than previous local and international studies.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2023 07:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Aug 2023 07:30 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/921 |
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