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Knowledge , Attitude , and Practice of Healthy Eating Among the 1 st and 2 nd Year Students of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak ( UNIMAS )

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Author	Aung, Phyu Phyu Foung, Chan Siew Azman, Khairunnisa Binti Zulkifeli, N. A. Siew, Yong
Abstract	A cross-sectional university-based study was conducted from September 2008 to March 2009 with the aim of investigating knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthy eating of the UNIMAS students and to find the influencing factors on healthy eating practice of the students. A total of 358 students from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) and main campus (MC) were included. A structured questionnaire, which consisted of questions on personal data, knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthy eating, was employed as a data collection tool. Knowledge on healthy eating of the students was not satisfactory. Only one third of the students knew the recommended daily serving size of fruits, six basic nutrients could be listed by 16.8% and only 2.2% could mention food groups to be taken as per Food Guide Pyramid. Attitude of the respondents towards given statements on healthy eating was satisfactory as a whole. Practice of taking unhealthy drinks and fried foods was still prevailing among the students. Most of the students had the habit of taking milk although the frequency and amount of consumption are less than the recommendation. None of the variables (gender, faculty studying, parental occupation and education, family size, and knowledge score) tested were found to be significantly associated with healthy eating practice of the respondents. Results of the present study indicate that knowledge, attitude, and practice of the students on healthy eating should be improved and that existing health and nutrition education to the students is not sufficient to make them practice healthily.
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