Awareness and associated factors of food safety among students in medical colleges and universities in Shandong Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.08.011
- VernacularTitle:山东省医学院校大学生食品安全认知行为及影响因素分析
- Author:
CHI Huimin, GE Delong, SHI Fuyan,BIAN Weiwei,AN Hongqing, LIU Jing, WANG Dongdong, KONG Yujia,WANG Suzhen
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Author Information
1. School of Public Health,Weifang Medical University, Weifang (261053),Shandong Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Food;
Safety;
Cognition;
Behavior;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(8):1159-1161
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the status of awarences and the influencing factors of food safety among medical students in Shangdong Province,and to provide a reference for improving a healthy eating habit among students on their knowledge about food safety,attitude and behavior.
Methods:A total of 2 322 students from 2 medical colleges and universities in Shandong province selected through stratified cluster sampling were investigated with questionnaires.
Results:Univariate analysis of variance showed that food safety knowledge differed by gender, grade, major, origin of student, whether learned nutrition knowledge, monthly cost on food (χ2/H=20.48, 128.02, 98.61, 36.50, 77.60, 171.03,P<0.01). In multiple Logistic regression analysis, results showed that gender, major,origin of student, monthly cost on food and the attention of food affect college students’ food safety awareness (P<0.05).
Conclusion:Food safety awareness among medical students in Shandong Province is relatively high but varies by multiple factors. It is necessary to improve food safety awareness of medical students through various channels.
