Relationship of Age, Knowledge, Level of Education to Nutritional Behavior in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bengkulu Province

Ahmad Faridi, AF (2021) Relationship of Age, Knowledge, Level of Education to Nutritional Behavior in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bengkulu Province. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 7 (1). pp. 124-129. ISSN 09746005

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Abstract

Background: Healthy eating during the Coronavirus Pandemic (Covid-19) is important for maintaining a healthy body.
Eating patterns that need attention are the consumption of vegetables, fruit, sugar, salt, fat, and water.
Objective: The study aims to analyze the relationship between age groups, knowledge, and education level with the
nutritional behavior of Bengkulu people in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Method: This study used a cross-sectional design with a sample of 966 people aged 16 years and over and residing in
Bengkulu Province. Questionnaire in the form of e-survey with Google form. Chi-square test was used to analyze the
relationship between age groups, knowledge, and education level with nutritional behaviour.
Results: The results showed that 85.2% of respondents in the age group < 25 years had poor nutritional behavior. More
than 50% of respondents consume fruits and vegetables as well as salt, oil, and sugar that were not following good
nutritional behavior. 98.2% of respondents thought that Covid-19 would eventually be successfully controlled. Age (OR = 1,588; 95% CI: 1,032 - 2,444) was significantly related to nutritional behavior while knowledge (OR = 0.862; 95% CI: 0.322-2,303) and education level (OR = 1,297; 95% CI: 0.910 - 1,849) were not related to nutritional behavior.
Conclusion: Good nutritional behavior needs to be applied to the age group < 25 years to prevent and reduce
transmission of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine
Divisions:	Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan > Ilmu Gizi
Depositing User:	Ahmad Faridi
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2022 12:45
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2022 12:45
URI:	http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/14477

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