Knowledge attitude and practice regarding dietary fibre intake among Malaysian rural and urban adolescents

Lam Kit Yan, . and Nor Izati Fadzil, . and Noor Fairuzi Suhana Yahya, . and Arnida Hani Teh, . and Norlida Mat Daud, . and Hafeedza Abdul Rahman, . and Ika Aida Makbul Aprilini, . Knowledge attitude and practice regarding dietary fibre intake among Malaysian rural and urban adolescents. pp. 77-88. ISSN 1394-035X

Awareness of the importance of dietary fibre (DF) in health among adolescents is seldom reported in Malaysia. This study aimed to compare the knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) of DF intake between Malaysian rural and urban school-going adolescents. Pulau Pangkor in Perak and Damansara in Selangor were randomly selected as rural and urban schools respectively. Methods: A total of 305 school adolescents with a mean age of 13.50.6 years were randomly selected from rural (72 Malay 85 Chinese) and urban (86 Malay 62 Chinese) schools completed socio-demographic validated KAP on DF intake questionnaire as well as a 24-hour dietary recall. Results: Adolescents from both areas have moderate knowledge (54.411.3) positive attitude (78.713.1) and good practice (65.819.9) scores towards DF intake. Although rural adolescents had significantly (p0.022) higher DF intake (7.83.5 g) compared to urban adolescents (6.93.5 g) their DF intake was still lower than the Malaysian recommendation of 20-30 g/day. The attitude of DF intake of rural (r0.390) and urban (r0.370) adolescents showed significant positive correlations with practice score of DF intake. While a significant correlation was found between the practice score and DF intake (r0.191 p0.017) no significant correlation was found between knowledge and attitude scores with DF intake. Conclusion: Public health authorities and schools should raise awareness on health benefit of consuming DF to promote an increase in DF consumption among school adolescents.

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Abstract

Awareness of the importance of dietary fibre (DF) in health among adolescents is seldom reported in Malaysia. This study aimed to compare the knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) of DF intake between Malaysian rural and urban school-going adolescents. Pulau Pangkor in Perak and Damansara in Selangor were randomly selected as rural and urban schools respectively. Methods: A total of 305 school adolescents with a mean age of 13.50.6 years were randomly selected from rural (72 Malay 85 Chinese) and urban (86 Malay 62 Chinese) schools completed socio-demographic validated KAP on DF intake questionnaire as well as a 24-hour dietary recall. Results: Adolescents from both areas have moderate knowledge (54.411.3) positive attitude (78.713.1) and good practice (65.819.9) scores towards DF intake. Although rural adolescents had significantly (p0.022) higher DF intake (7.83.5 g) compared to urban adolescents (6.93.5 g) their DF intake was still lower than the Malaysian recommendation of 20-30 g/day. The attitude of DF intake of rural (r0.390) and urban (r0.370) adolescents showed significant positive correlations with practice score of DF intake. While a significant correlation was found between the practice score and DF intake (r0.191 p0.017) no significant correlation was found between knowledge and attitude scores with DF intake. Conclusion: Public health authorities and schools should raise awareness on health benefit of consuming DF to promote an increase in DF consumption among school adolescents.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Adolescents
AGROVOC Term:	Rural areas
AGROVOC Term:	Urban areas
AGROVOC Term:	Dietary fibres
AGROVOC Term:	Random sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Questionnaires
AGROVOC Term:	Demography
AGROVOC Term:	Local knowledge
AGROVOC Term:	Attitudes
AGROVOC Term:	best practices
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24725

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