Do the dental students have enough nutritional knowledge? A survey among students of a dental college in Telangana State
Introduction: Nutritional knowledge affects nutritional status and nutritional habits of individuals, families, and society. It is important to know the current level of nutritional knowledge among health-care professionals for successful health promotion. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the...
Bewaard in:
Hoofdauteurs: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Formaat: | Boek |
Gepubliceerd in: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Onderwerpen: | |
Online toegang: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Voeg label toe
Geen labels, Wees de eerste die dit record labelt!
|
Samenvatting: | Introduction: Nutritional knowledge affects nutritional status and nutritional habits of individuals, families, and society. It is important to know the current level of nutritional knowledge among health-care professionals for successful health promotion. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the nutritional knowledge among students of a dental college in Telangana state. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among dental students. A standard questionnaire which consisted of questions on awareness of current dietary recommendations, knowledge of food sources and nutrients, and on diet-disease relationships was administered to the students during college hours. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Among 400 dental students, majority of them were female (59.75%). The mean age of the participants was 22.29 ± 2.64 years. The nutritional knowledge on dietary recommendations was similar in both females (88.58%), and males (87.63%) which was not statistically significant (P = 0.5660) Postgraduates had more nutritional knowledge than undergraduates. Conclusion: It is learnt that males and females had similar nutritional knowledge; however, postgraduate students had more nutritional knowledge compared to undergraduates irrespective of the gender, and there is a need to improve the nutritional knowledge of undergraduate students. |
---|---|
Beschrijving item: | 2319-5932 2350-0484 10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_68_17 |