{"id":4762,"date":"2023-03-27T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:12:51","slug":"knowledge-attitude-and-practice-of-healthy-eating-among-public-school-teachers-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/index.php\/jphres\/article\/view\/2223\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthy eating among public school teachers in Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item doi\"><span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2021.2223\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2021.2223<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"item authors\">\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Hashem Kana&#8221;An<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Department of Public health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.<\/span><span class=\"orcid\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5590-1576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5590-1576<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Rami Saadeh<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.<\/span><span class=\"orcid\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5957-7782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5957-7782<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Ahmed Zruqait<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Director of Al-Ramtha Health Area, Al-Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Manar Alenezi<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"name\"><span class=\"affiliation\">Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.<\/span><span class=\"orcid\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3667-7067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3667-7067<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"item abstract\">\n<h3 class=\"label\">ABSTRACT<\/h3>\n<p><em>Background<\/em>: Healthy food is essential for strengthening the body and protecting it from diseases. Conversely, unhealthy food can cause severe diseases in children and adolescents. The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice among teachers about healthy food and to examine the associated factors.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nDesign and methods<\/em>: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to 300 teachers in the Hawalli and Al-Jahra educational areas in Kuwait over approximately six months in 2019.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nResults:\u00a0<\/em>Those who participated in a course had significantly greater knowledge than those who did not (p=0.005). The respondents in Hawalli had a significantly lower mean attitude than Al-Jahrah teachers (7.9 \u00b1 1.5\u00a0<em>vs<\/em>\u00a08.2\u00b11.5, respectively; p=0.03).<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nConclusions:<\/em>\u00a0Limited knowledge combined with a low level of positive attitude suggests an ongoing educational workshop should be established to promote healthy nutrition.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"label\">REFERENCES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<p>McCann D, Barrett A, Cooper A, et al. Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8\/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2007;370:1560-7. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)61306-3\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)61306-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nestle M. Food politics: How the food industry influences nutrition and health. University of California Press; 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Sekhar V, Sivsankar P, Easwaran MA, et al. 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Nigerian J Paediatr 2015;42:340-5 DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4314\/njp.v42i4.11\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4314\/njp.v42i4.11<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2021.2223 Hashem Kana&#8221;An Department of Public health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5590-1576 Rami Saadeh Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5957-7782 Ahmed Zruqait Director of Al-Ramtha Health Area, Al-Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan. 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