Factors Contributing to the Comprehensive Use of Food Labels in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: Food labels are low-cost, informational tools that can help curb the spread of diet-related non-communicable diseases. This study described consumers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to food labels in Jordan and explored the relationship between knowledge and attitude with comprehensive use of food labels. A cross-sectional, online survey assessed Jordanian adult consumers' ability to comprehend the nutritional contents of food labels (knowledge score), their attitudes towards food labels (attitude scale), and how frequently they used different parts of food labels (practice scale). Multivariate logistic regression models assessed predictors of comprehensive use of food labels. A total of 939 adults participated in the study. Total mean scores for the practice scale (14 questio

SUBMITTER: Rashaideh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10708443 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature