Knowledge and Attitudes of Students toward Fast Food in Assiut University | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 9, Issue 24.0, March 2021, Pages 65-75 PDF (949.87 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.62343.1127 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa Hassan* 1; Neama El Magrabi2; shimaa Ali3 | ||
| 1High Qualified Nurse at Technical secondary school of Nursing for Girls at Sahel Saleem, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University. Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Consumption of fast foods has become a hallmark of modern urban and semi -urban life style that have many adverse effects on health. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitudes of students toward fast food in Assiut university. Subject and Method: a descriptive cross sectional research design was used. The study conducted at four faculties of Assiut University among 1217 students who were selected by simple random sample. Tools:In this study utilized three tools for gathering data: the first tool; a structured self-administered questionnaire which included socio-demographic characteristic scale, knowledge and consumption of fast food, the second tool;attitude toward fast food and the last tool; anthropometric measurements. Results: It was found that 63.3% of studied students were males and 52.9% of them with middle socioeconomic class. Also the study cleared that 91.9%from students having fast food, whereas a positive correlation between total score of student’s knowledge and attitude toward fast food with statistical significant difference between having fast food, knowledge and attitude. Conclusions: the outcome of present study concluded that lack of students' knowledge and had positive attitude about fast food. Recommendation:Periodic health education programs regarding effects of fast food on health. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Attitude; Fast food & Knowledge | ||
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