Open AccessNutritional knowledge, practice, and dietary habits among school children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Marjan Manouchehri Naeeni,
Sakineh Jafari,
Maryam Fouladgar,
Kamal Heidari,
Ziba Farajzadegan,
Maryam Fakhri,
Parvaneh Karami,
Razieh Omidi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of preventive medicine/international journal of preventive medicine.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2008-8213
pISSN - 2008-7802
DOI - 10.4103/2008-7802.157687
Subject(s) - medicine , promotion (chess) , environmental health , test (biology) , population , psychological intervention , paleontology , psychiatry , politics , political science , law , biology
Although nutritional status of children and adolescents is of great concern various interventions and modifications aiming at promotion of healthy eating behaviors have limited impact due to insufficient understanding of dietary habits between different age groups and genders. The aim of this study in not only evaluation of nutritional knowledge, practice, and dietary habits of primary school and junior high school students in Isfahan province, but also this research explore crucial differences regarding gender and living area of the above-mentioned population in Iran.