Nutrition knowledge of adolescents in a family setting in Geelong, Australia.
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| ID: sea-43116
ABSTRACT
A family study of nutrition knowledge was carried out in 213 families in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. On average, mothers had the highest number of correct answers [mean 8.0 (S.D. 1.4)] followed by fathers [mean 7.8 (S.D. 1.5)], adolescent girls [mean 6.4 (S.D. 1.8)] and adolescent boys [mean 6.2 (S.D. 1.5)]. A highly significant difference, in the score obtained, was found between parents and adolescents (p < 0.001). On average, the percentage of 'do not know' answers was twice as high among adolescents (26%) as among parents (11%). Negative correlations which ranged from -0.10 for girls to -0.23 for fathers were found between the knowledge score obtained by the subjects and socioeconomic status. Parents' knowledge score was independent of their educational level (p > 0.05). Mothers with TAFE (Technical And Further Education) qualifications obtained the highest score (8.7).
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Australia
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Factores Socioeconómicos
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Familia
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Encuestas Nutricionales
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Factores de Riesgo
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Análisis de Varianza
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Oceanía
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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