Knowledge, Awareness and Practice about Food and Nutrition of Adolescence in Muang District, Prachinburi Province

Abstract

The research aimed to: 1. study and compare food and nutrition knowledge of adolescence by looking at gender and level of education. 2. study and compare the awareness of food and nutrition by comparing gender and level of education. 3. study and compare the practice of food and nutrition by comparing gender and level of education. 4. study the relationship between knowledge, awareness, and practice of food and nutrition of the adolescence in Muang District, Prachinburi Province. Tests and questionnaires were used to gather the data from 346 samples. The Stratified Random Sampling was used. The data were analyzed by using percentile, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one way analysis of variance and Pearson’s Product Moment correlation at 0.01 - 0.05 significant level. The study found that 1. 71.4% of the samples were female and 41.0% of the samples were high school graduates. 2. The sampling adolescence had good knowledge of food and nutrition. Different gender had significantly different level of food and nutrition knowledge at 0.01 while different level of study had no different level of food and nutrition knowledge. 3. The sampling adolescence had food and nutrition awareness at high level. Different gender had significantly different level of food and nutrition awareness at 0.01 while different level of study had no different level of food and nutrition awareness. 4. The sample group had good food and nutrition practice at moderate level, with no difference between gender and level of study. 5. There was a positive relationship between food and nutrition knowledge, awareness, and practice of the adolescence at 0.05. The relationship between knowledge and awareness was moderate and the relationship between knowledge and practice was low.