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Título: | Population preferences for sources that offers information about dietary fibres health effects - an international cross-sectional survey |
Autor: | Georgescu, Ion Mihai Rus, Victoria Tarcea, Monica Ruta, Florina Fazakas, Zita Guiné, Raquel Serban, Costela Iacob, Oana Maria Frigy, Atilla |
Palavras-chave: | Dietary Fibre Internet Sources of information Chronic disease |
Data: | 2019 |
Editora: | Pakistan Medical Association |
Citação: | Georgescu, I.M., Rus, V.A., Tarcea, M., Ruta, F., Fazakas, Z., Guiné, R., ...Frigy, A. (2019). Population preferences for sources that offers information about dietary fibres health effects - an international cross-sectional survey. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 69 (7), 985-990. |
Resumo: | Objective: To investigate the perceived importance of information about dietary fibre with regard to population socio -demographic characteristics and consumption patterns. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November, 2016, in six different counties and 57 cities across Romania, and was part of a larger project that had nine other countries as well. Data of the Romanian subjects was collected using a validated questionnaire that was disseminated across the 10 countries at the same time. Knowledge about dietary fibre was explored through 10 questions, and the respondents were asked to answer on a 5-point Likert scale varying from 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree). SPSS 22 was used for data anaylsis. Results: Of the 670 subjects, 358 (53.4%) were females, and the overall mean age was 35.81±15.61 years (range: 18-89 years). There were 298 (44.5%) subjects with a university degree, 314(46.9%) had completed high school and 57 (8.5%) had done primary school. Besides, 568 (84.8%) participants lived in an urban environment. Internet was the main source of getting information for 368(54.9%) subjects, while the lowest was hospitals 122 (18.2%). The percentage of correct answers regarding knowledge about health effects of dietary fibre was 23.12%. Most accurate answers were related to deficiency of vitamins and minerals 370 (55.5%), breast cancer 202(30.3%), vision problems 202(30.3%) and diabetes 168 (25.2%). The question with least accurate answer was the one about general preventive characteristics of dietary fibres 65 (9.7%). Conclusions: A proper and friendly way to transmit information about the importance of dietary fibre consumption is critical in promoting healthy diet patterns and in preventing non-transmissible diseases. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/5569 |
ISSN: | 0030-9982 |
Versão do Editor: | https://www.jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/9234 |
Aparece nas colecções: | ESAV - DIA - Artigo em revista científica, indexada ao WoS/Scopus |
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2019_JPMA_FIBRE Romania.pdf | 382 kB | Adobe PDF | Ver/Abrir Acesso Restrito. Solicitar cópia ao autor! |
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