Michelle Holdsworth|Francis Delpeuch|Edwige Landais|Agnès Gartner|Sabrina Eymard?Duvernay|Bernard Maire
Knowledge of dietary and behaviour-related determinants of non-communicable disease in urban Senegalese women
Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement|Unité de Nutrition Humaine|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
abstract objective assess knowledge dietary behaviourrelated determinants noncommunicable disease ncd urban senegalese women design crosssectional population study using intervieweradministered knowledge questionnaire developed validated study questionnaire consisted 24 items six scores measuring knowledge 1 diet behaviourrelated causes ncd 2 diet qualityncd relationship 3 fruit vegetable link ncd 4 health consequences obesity 5 causes cardiovascular disease cvd 6 causes certain cancers subjects random sample 301 women aged 2050 years results knowledge scores developed suggest health consequences obesity mean score 654 best understood followed causes cvd mean score 606 obesity smoking high blood cholesterol dietary fat well recognised risk factors cvd subjects scored least knowledge protective effect fruit vegetables mean score 199 knowledge causes certain cancers mean score 361 also low women worked outside home better knowledge two scores otherwise relationship found knowledge literacy formal education body mass index conclusions findings suggest reasonable overall knowledge concerning diet behaviour ncd especially given relatively new context obesity epidemic senegal however poor knowledge benefit eating fruit vegetables preventable causes certain cancers education targeting benefits vegetables fruit may greatest impact ncd prevention