Ça?la Ayer|Ahmet Ergin
Status of nutritional literacy in adolescents in the semi-rural area in Turkey and related factors
Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University|Pamukkale University|Denizli Devlet Hastanesi
determine status nutritional literacy affecting factors among adolescents 9th grade ivril denizli province turkeythis crosssectional study determines sociodemographic characteristics nutritional habits nutritional behaviour nutritional literacy status adolescents affecting factorsdenizli turkeywe included 523 adolescents ninth grade studyhalf 497 participants female 47 normal bmi 681 nonsmokers mean sd adolescent nutrition literacy scale score 676 sd 79 nutrition literacy status related mothers education level p 0021 health perceptions p 0008 positive body perception p 0032 unhealthy food consumption status p 0017 information barriers undecided effort information gathering p 0026 undecided difficulty understanding information p 0042 thinking difficult understand p 0003 trust nutrition diet information sources nutrition diet expert dietitian trusting according others p 0001 nutrition diet expert dietitian neutral trust compared others p 0011 trust textbooks p 0023the level nutrition literacy status participants moderate important carry interventions increase education level women positive body perceptions general health perceptions adolescents remove information barriers related nutrition