Open AccessRelationships between nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy among adolescents: A community-based survey
Author(s) -
Shantanu Sharma,
Faiyaz Akhtar,
Rajesh Kumar Singh,
Sunil Mehra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_217_19
Subject(s) - self efficacy , medicine , context (archaeology) , observational study , positive attitude , test (biology) , malnutrition , demography , social psychology , psychology , biology , paleontology , sociology
Millions of adolescents are facing the burden of malnutrition in India, and the sociocultural context of nutrition poses challenges while addressing this burden. This study aimed to assess: (a) the determinants of knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy scores and (b) the relationships between nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy scores among adolescents in India.