Nutrition knowledge and other determinants of food intake and lifestyle habits in children and young adolescents living in a rural area of Sicily, South Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to test the reliability of a nutrition questionnaire and to assess potential associations between nutrition knowledge, food consumption and lifestyle behaviours, controlling for sociodemographic factors.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Comprehensive school in the municipality of Butera, a rural area of Sicily, South Italy.

Subjects

The survey was conducted between March and May 2010 on 445 students (4-16 years).

Results

All constructs of the questionnaire had statistically significant Cronbach's a and Pearson's correlation coefficients, showing good internal consistency and temporal stability. After controlling for covariates, nutrition knowledge was positively associated with pasta/rice, fish, vegetable and fruit intakes

SUBMITTER: Grosso G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271472 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature