Nutritional health knowledge awareness and influencing factors among adults aged 18-64 in Yubei District,Chongqing

Xie Mingming; Hao Yongdong; Tian Qingshu; Han Xiaoya; Tang Yinshuang; Tang Chengmeng; Wu Xiaofeng; Xu Hong

doi:10.11986/j.issn.1673-873X.2024.07.03

Abstract：Objective To understand the current status and influencing factors of nutritional health knowledge awareness a-mong adults aged 18-64 in Yubei District,Chongqing,and to provide a scientific basis for the development of nutritional intervention policies.Methods A stratified multi-stage sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey on nu-tritional health knowledge and influencing factors among 420 adults aged 18-64 in Yubei District,Chongqing.Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and logistic regression analysis.Results The average score of the nutritional health knowl-edge questionnaire was(71.73±7.94)points,with an overall awareness rate of 28.57％.There were statistically signifi-cant differences in nutritional health knowledge awareness rates among residents of different genders,ages,body types,ma-rital statuses,educational levels,occupations,health statuses,and the number of channels through which they obtained nu-tritional health knowledge(P＜0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that educational level,occupation,and health status were influencing factors of residents'nutritional health knowledge awareness.Compared to those with an elementary school education or below,residents with a college or vocational college education(OR=8.541,95％CI:1.735-42.048)and those with a bachelor's degree or above(OR=27.638,95％CI:5.520-135.696)had higher levels of nutritional health knowledge awareness;compared to other occupations,practitioners in medical and health institutions and other health-relat-ed industries(OR=2.029,95％CI:1.043-3.949)and those working in agriculture,forestry,animal husbandry,and fisheries(OR=8.002,95％CI:3.389-18.892)had higher awareness levels;compared to residents who did not know their health status,residents without chronic diseases(OR=5.412,95％CI:1.421-20.616)had higher awareness levels.The main channels through which residents obtained nutritional health knowledge were hospitals,community health service stations,and village health clinics(76.19％),new media characterized by text and pictures such as WeChat/Weibo(74.05％),and new media featured with videos such as Tiktok(66.90％).Conclusion The level of nutritional health knowledge awareness among adults aged 18-64 in Yubei District,Chongqing,needs to be improved.Educational level,oc-cupation,and health status are influencing factors of residents'nutritional health knowledge awareness.A comprehensive strategy targeting key groups and requiring collaborative efforts from multiple sectors is necessary to promote the awareness rate of nutritional health knowledge among residents.