Mohammod Moninoor Roshid, Md Zulfeqar Haider
Teaching 21st-century skills in rural secondary schools: From theory to practice
Heliyon
background persons nutritional knowledge great influence eating habits nutritional status identifying knowledge gaps lead educational efforts reduce probability malnutrition encourage healthy aging study aimed assess older peoples knowledge healthy eating identify associated factors geriatric center kirkuk city methods crosssectional study conducted november 5 2023 february 25 2024 geriatric center kirkuk city 25 older adults targeted specialist center kirkuk city center residents included 60 years old without severe cognitive impairment nonprobability purposive sample employed study data collected using interviewstructured questionnaire structured questionnaire consisted two parts first part focused sociodemographic variables age gender marital status education level type work admission center well smoking status walking medical history second part related assessing older peoples knowledge healthy eating using 17 items data entry analysis performed using spss v 26 ibm corp armonk ny us data reported frequency percentage chisquare testfisher exact test used categorical variables significance level statistical analysis set p005 results 25 participants included study 20 80 men 5 20 women approximately twothirds 17 68 60 69 years old mean age 6944 571 years 25 older people surveyed 16 64 low knowledge healthy eating 9 36 high knowledge knowledge level significantly associated age p 0001 gender p 0040 education level p 0006 smoking status p 0037 conclusions geriatric center kirkuk city level knowledge healthy eating low knowledge level people tends related factors like age gender education level smoking status turn requires implementing educational programs healthcare providers center promote knowledge understanding healthy diets practices