Level Of Nutritional Knowledge And Dietary Habits Among Undergraduate Nursing Students In Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Introduction : Maintaining optimal health is greatly influenced by nutrition, especially for nursing students pursuing challenging academic trainings. Adopting healthy eating habits and having a solid understanding of nutrition are crucial since they impact physical and cognitive well-being as...
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2024
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45787/1/Piravina.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45787/ |
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| Summary: | Introduction : Maintaining optimal health is greatly influenced by nutrition, especially for
nursing students pursuing challenging academic trainings. Adopting healthy eating habits and
having a solid understanding of nutrition are crucial since they impact physical and cognitive
well-being as well as academic performance. Little study has been conducted on undergraduate
nursing students' nutritional knowledge and dietary habits, especially in Universiti Malaysia
Sarawak (UNIMAS). Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the nutritional knowledge and
dietary habits of UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students and explore potential correlation
between knowledge and dietary practices. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was
conducted among 164 undergraduate nursing students using a simple random sampling
method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire comprising of 30 items assessing
nutritional knowledge and 14 items on dietary habits. Data analysis was performed using SPSS
version 27.0. Results: The findings revealed only less than half (42.7%) of the participants
have good nutritional knowledge and only a quarter (36.6%) of the participants have good
dietary habit. There is no significant correlation between level of nutritional knowledge and
dietary habits among undergraduate nursing students as determined by the Spearman
correlation test. Conclusion: The findings of this study may help educational institutions and
healthcare programs modify their curriculum to better meet the nutritional demands of future
professionals while also advancing understanding of the dietary habits of healthcare students.
Future healthcare professionals' general health and wellbeing can be enhanced by filling in
nutritional knowledge gaps and encouraging healthy eating habits. |
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