Determination of Nutrition Knowledge Levels of Teachers Working in Edirne Center
Main Article Content
Keywords
Keywords: Nutrition program, Teacher nutrition, Healthy nutrition
Abstract
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the nutritional knowledge levels of teachers working in Edirne center. Methods: A total of 389 teachers, 272 female (69.9%) and 117 male (%) volunteers. working at schools affiliated to the Republic of Turkish Ministry of National Education in Edirne Center and agreeing to participate in the study. participated in the study. The research data were collected by face-to-face interview method using a questionnaire form. The data of the research were evaluated using the SPSS 19.0 package program. Findings: The average age of teachers participating in the study is 42.67 ± 8.76 years. Teachers' nutritional knowledge score average is 4.61 ± 1.36. There was no significant relationship between teachers' age, gender, marital status, education, branch of study and body mass index (BMI) and their nutritional knowledge scores (p> 0.05). There is no statistically significant relationship between teachers' access to nutritional information source, food label reading knowledge, emphasizing healthy nutrition in their lessons. and giving nutritional advice to their students (p> 0.05). Nutrition knowledge scores of teachers whose nutritional behavior affects students' behavior were found to be significantly higher than the other group (p <0.05). Between age and nutritional knowledge score there is a significant negative relationship (r =-0.093. p = 0.067). The relationship between nutritional knowledge score and body mass index (BMI) was not found to be significant (p> 0.05). Results: In the study, the nutritional knowledge levels of teachers did not reach the expected goals for each teacher. The implementation of nutrition education programs and the frequent evaluation of the results of teachers, who shape the future and are role models for students, will lead future generations to gain healthy eating habits.
References
1. Lowe B, Dwivedi Y and D’Alessandro S. Consumers and Technology in a Changing World. European Journal of Marketing 2019; 53(6): 1038-1050.
2. Bray J, Viglia G, Kapuściński G, Appleton K, Saulais L, Perez-Cueto FJA, Mavridis I. Food information presentation: consumer preferences when eating out. British Food Journal 2019; 121(8): 1744-1762.
3. Banik R, Naher S, Pervez S, Hossain MM. Fast food consumption and obesity among urban college going adolescents in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. Obesity Medicine 2020; 17: 100161.
4. Guiné RPF, Florença SG, Barroca MJ, Anjos O. The Link between the consumer and the innovations in food product. Development Foods 2020; 9: 1317.
5. Harastani R, James LJ, Walton J, Woolley E. Tackling obesity: A knowledge-base to enable industrial food reformulation innovative. Food Science and Emerging Technologies 2020; 64:102433.
6. Sadiku MNO, Musa SM, Ashaolu TJ. Food Industry: An Introduction. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 2019; 3(4):128-130.
7. Passos CM, Maia EG, Levy RB, Martins APB, Claro RM. Association between the price of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazil. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases 2020; 30: 589-598.
8. Wu Y, Wang L, Zhue J, Gaoe L, Wang Y. Growing fast food consumption and obesity in Asia: Challenges and implications. Social Science & Medicine 2021; 269: 113601.
9. Afolabi HA, Zakariya Z, Shokri AA, Hasim MNM, Vinayak R, Afolabi-Owolabi OT, Elesho R. A prospective study on the relationship between frequency of food intake and the risk of obesity among patients visiting husm. Obesity Medicine 2020; 18: 100208.
10. Li L, Bai R, Zhang R, Dong W, Lei J, Lyu J. Temporal trends in food preferences and their association with overweight/obesity among children in China. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science 2021; 24: 100335.
11. Parker EA, Feinberg TM, Lane HG, Deitch R, Zemanick A, Saksvig BI, Turner L, Hager ER. Diet quality of elementary and middle school teachers is associated with healthier nutrition-related classroom practices. Preventive Medicine Reports 2020; 18:
12. Fleming-Milici F, Harris JL. Food marketing to children in the United States: Can industry voluntarily do the right thing for children's health?. Physiology & Behavior 2020; 227: 113139.
13. Sarıbaş S, Babadag G. Temel eğitimin temel sorunları. Anadolu Eğitim Liderliği ve Öğretim Dergisi [Anatolian Journal of Educational Leadership and Instruction] 2015; 3(1): 18-34.
14. Wang Y, Cai L, Wu Y, Wilson RF, Weston C, Fawole O, Bleich SN, Cheskin LJ, Showell NN, Lau BD, Chiu DT, Zhang A, Segal J. What childhood obesity prevention programmes work? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2015;16(7): 547-565.
15. Sakar E, Ackurt F. İlköğretim okullarında görevli öğretmenlerin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve beslenme bilgi düzeyleri. Sağlık ve Yaşam Bilimleri Dergisi 2019; 1(1): 30-36.
16. Metos JM, Sarnoff K, Jordan KC. Teachers' perceived and desired roles in nutrition education. Journal of School Health 2019; 89(1): 68-76.
17. Kaschalk-Woods E, Fly AD, Foland EB, Dickinson SL, Chen X. Nutrition Curriculum Training and Implementation Improves Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, and Outcome Expectations. Nutr Educ Behav 2021;53:142−150.
18. Hajovsky DB, Chesnut SR, Jensen KM. The role of teachers' self-efficacy beliefs in the development of teacher-student relationships. Journal of School Psychology 2020; 82: 141–158.
19. Engels MC, Spilt J, Denies K, Verschueren K. The role of affective teacher-student relationships in adolescents’ school engagement and achievement trajectories. Learning and Instruction 2021; 75: 101485.
20. Cooper CC, Contento IR. Urban Preschool Teachers’ Nutrition Beliefs, Mealtime Practices, and Associations With Training. J Nutr Educ Behav 2019; 51:1047−1057.
21. Songür AN, Görgel EB, Ünlüdağ T, Çakıroğlu FP. Knowledge Levels of Preschool Teachers about Child Nutrition GÜSBD 2017; 6(3): 71-79.
22. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/obesity/WHO_TRS_894/en/Erişim tarihi:10.05.2021, 09:47.
23. Yücel, B. Sağlık Çalışanlarının Beslenme Alışkanları Ve Beslenme Bilgi Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi, Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Beslenme Ve Diyetetik Bölümü 2015. Ankara.
24. Tekgül N, Özer G. ve Aksoy M. İlkokul öğrenci ve öğretmenlerinin beslenme bilgi düzeyleriyle bunun uygulanma durumu. Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi 1986;16(2):153-170.
25. Çongar O, Özdemir L. Sivas il merkezinde beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin genel beslenme ve sporcu beslenmesi ile ilgili bilgi düzeyleri. CÜ Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 2004; 26(3):113-118.
26. Kayapınar FÇ. Kadın ve erkek ilköğretim öğretmenlerinin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve bilgi düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması. Türkiye Klinikleri Spor Bilimleri 2011;3(1):8-15.
27. Sabbağ Ç. İlköğretim okullarında görevli öğretmenlerin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve beslenme bilgi düzeyleri. Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Yüksek Lisans Tezi, 2003.
28. Sharma S, Dortch KS, Byrd-Williams C, et al. Nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and dietary behaviors among head start teachers in Texas: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013; 113(4): 558-562.
29. Bozdağan S, Çorum İl Merkezinde İlk ve Ortaöğretim Öğretmenlerinde Beslenme
Okuryazarlığı ve İlişkili Faktörler. 2020. Çorum.
30. Cotton W, Dudley D, Peralta L, Werkhoven T. The effect of teacher-delivered nutrition education programs on elementary-aged students: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports 2020; 20, 101178.
31. Rossiter M, Glanville T, Taylor J Blum I. “School food practices of prospective teachers”. Journal of School Health 2007; 77(10): 694-700.
32. Pehlivan LT, Ozcan BA, Erem S, Ercan A, Akkaya I, Basarir A. Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of physical education and sports students' about dietary supplements. PROGRESS IN NUTRITION 2020; 22.
33. Panunzio MF, Antoniciello A, Pisano A, Dalton S. Nutrition education intervention by teachers may promote fruit and vegetable consumption in Italian students. Nutrition Research 2007; 27(9): 524-528.
34. Özcan BA, Uslu B, Ercan A. Doğrudan veya Dolaylı Beslenme Eğitimi Verilen Çocukların Beslenme Bilgi Düzeylerinin Karşılaştırılması. Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi 2019; 47(2): 11-19.
35. Yardımcı H, Başpınar B, Özçelik AÖ. Health beliefs and use of dietary supplements among teachers Öğretmenlerin sağlık inanışları ve diyet suplemanı kullanma durumu. Journal of Human Sciences 2018; 15(1): 331-339.
36. Katsagoni CN. Apostolou A, Georgoulis M, et al. Schoolteachers’ nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes before and after an e-learning program. Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2019; 51(9): 1088-1098.
Article Sidebar
Article Details
How to Cite
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Transfer of Copyright and Permission to Reproduce Parts of Published Papers.
Authors retain the copyright for their published work. No formal permission will be required to reproduce parts (tables or illustrations) of published papers, provided the source is quoted appropriately and reproduction has no commercial intent. Reproductions with commercial intent will require written permission and payment of royalties.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
