Validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in Italian students attending the University of Parma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of a self-administered nutrition knowledge (NK) questionnaire for Italian university students.

Design

The NK questionnaire included ninety questions on experts' nutritional recommendations, nutritional content of food, health aspects of food and diets, relationship between diet and diseases, and proper food choices. It was administered to the same population under the same conditions on two different occasions with a time interval of 3 weeks between the two administrations.

Setting

The survey was carried out at the University of Parma (Italy) during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Participants

Data were collected for 132 bachelor and master degree students attending the University of Parma,

SUBMITTER: Rosi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200645 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature