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Autor/in | Alamari, Hanaa |
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Titel | Assessing Healthy Nutrition Awareness among College Students and the Role of Health Education in Promotion |
Quelle | In: College Student Journal, 53 (2019) 3, S.360-368 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0146-3934 |
Schlagwörter | Knowledge Level; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Undergraduate Students; Eating Habits; At Risk Students; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Instructional Program Divisions; Majors (Students); Foreign Countries; Health Education; Health Promotion; Student Attitudes; Kuwait Wissensbasis; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Schülerverhalten |
Abstract | The purpose of this study was to assess the level of healthy nutrition awareness between college students, and its effect on their health. Healthy Nutrition plays an important role in preventing health problems associated with unhealthy diet especially overweight and obesity. Three hundred and forty undergraduate college students participated in the study, The test scores were analyzed by using quantitative methods. Computer data entry and analysis were done by using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The results of the study revealed that, a high percentage of college students at Kuwait University were unaware about healthy nutrition, and the risk factors resulting from eating unhealthy. Major variations among students were found according to their gender, age, level of study, and major. Statistical Analysis using T-Test showed that significant differences exist in the level of nutrition awareness among students, and male students tended to have a higher level of awareness than their counterparts in all aspects. Most of the students agreed that health education plays an important role in promoting a healthy nutrition among them. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |