Obesity-related nutrition knowledge,attitude and behavior of recruits in a certain naval unit
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2024.06.008
- VernacularTitle:海军某部新兵肥胖相关营养知识-态度-行为调查分析
- Author:
Jiaming WANG
1
;
Liming SU
;
Rong GUO
;
Yunxue XIANG
;
Shiliang XIAO
;
Zhenzhen HUANG
;
Juan LI
Author Information
1. 200003 上海,海军军医大学第二附属医院营养科
- Keywords:
Recruits;
Knowledge,attitude,behavior;
Obesity;
Nutrition
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2024;45(6):586-590
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the recruits in a certain naval unit,and to explore obesity-related nutrition knowledge,attitude,and behavior(KAB)and its influencing factors,so as to provide a reference for adjusting the dietary structure and improving the training of recruits.Methods A total of 699 new recruits were selected from a certain naval unit by cluster random sampling.A self-designed questionnaire survey was conducted to collect basic information,height and weight of the recruits using a self-designed KAB questionnaire,and the awareness,attitude and behavior of obesity and nutrition of them were investigated.Results According to the standard of body mass index(BMI),25.3%of the recruits were overweight and there were no obese individuals.The mean scores of obesity-related KAB were 4.24±0.65,4.19±0.58,and 3.84±0.53,respectively.The Pearson correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between the knowledge and attitude scores,and between the attitude and behavior scores in the recruits(P<0.001).Conclusion Some new recruits are overweight,and their daily behavior and dietary structure are not scientific.Health education and intervention should be strengthened so as to develop good dietary habits,maintain an appropriate weight,and improve the overall health of the recruits.
