Özge Mengi Çelik|Remziye Semerci
Evaluation of nutrition literacy and nutrition knowledge level in nursing students: a study from Turkey
Trakya University|Koç University
abstract objective determination nutritional knowledge nutrition literacy among nursing students enable nursing departments establish needs solutions enhance nutrition education education programs therefore study aimed evaluate nutrition literacy nutrition knowledge level nursing students method study data collected information form anthropometric measurements nutrition knowledge level scale adults evaluation instrument nutrition literacy adults analyzes performed using descriptive nonparametric tests results score nutrition knowledge 566 68 505 good nutrition knowledge level total nutrition literacy score 286 44 916 sufficient nutrition literacy level significant difference students characteristic features nutrition knowledge score nutrition literacy total score p gt 005 statistically significant positive correlation nutrition knowledge score nutrition literacy total score nutrition literacy subsections scores p lt 005 conclusion determined nutrition knowledge nutrition literacy levels nursing students correlated improve students nutrition knowledge levels well improve nutrition literacy prevent noncommunicable diseases nutrition lessons included curriculum