Knowledge of Women about Hazards of Recurrently Heated Cooking Oil at Sohag District | ||
Sohag Journal of Nursing Science | ||
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 October 2025 | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/sjns.2025.412981.1092 | ||
Author | ||
Rowida Nour El-Deen El sayed* | ||
Family and community health nursing | ||
Abstract | ||
Background: Consumption of food which is cooked in smoked or black oil which reheated for many times results in the increase of level of low density lipoprotein cholesterol leads to so many dangerous conditions and risks like stroke, heart diseases and cancer. Aim: to assess knowledge of women about hazards of recurrently heated cooking oil at Sohag district. Design: Descriptive cross- sectional study was included 220 women attending two health units that randomly selected from health units of Sohag district, convenience sample was used this study. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews by the researchers. All respondents were interviewed throughout the period from the first of March to the end of August 2024. It comprised two main tools; Tool I; Part I: Demographic data. Part II: Self-Reported health problems of study participants. Tool II: Women's knowledge concerning hazards of recurrently heated cooking oil. Results: The study revealed that 55.5 % of women aged ≥ 30 years, 83.6 % of them were housewives. Alongside 93.2% of them had poor knowledge regarding hazards of recurrently heating cooking oil. Conclusion: Women had poor knowledge about hazards of recurrently heated cooking oil, so they and their family at higher risk for different health related problems. Recommendations: The study recommended that further researches on a larger study sample are needed to allow for generalization of the study results, improving women's knowledge about hazards of recurrently heated cooking oil by conducting educational programs. | ||
Keywords | ||
Key words: Hazards; Knowledge; Recurrently Heating Cooking Oil | ||
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