Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Adolescent Parents on Free Sugar and Influencing Factors about Recognition

Bibliographic Data

ID15467768
AuthorsQiong Tang (0000-0002-3317-087X, Central South University), Qian Lin (0009-0001-4001-5229, Central South University), Qiping Yang (0000-0003-3165-1458, Central South University), Minghui Sun (0000-0001-9036-6353, Central South University), Hanmei Liu (0000-0001-9885-9005, Central South University), Lina Yang (0000-0003-4431-7213, Central South University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue11
Pages4003-4003
Publication date2020-06-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17114003
PMID32512927
OpenAlexW3033313457
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited51

Physiological problems caused by excessive intake of free sugar have been concerning important public health issues, especially the impact on adolescents. The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommends controlling daily sugar intake in order to reduce the stress caused by high sugar uptake. Finding out the factors that affect adolescents' sugar intake will help further interventions to control the intake of sugar. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 10 middle schools in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. Two classes of the first and second grades were randomly selected from each school, and their parents in these classes participated in the survey. Questionnaires were used to access the status of adolescent parents' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards free sugar. Out of 1136 valid participants, 70.4% of respondents were female with the mean (Standard Deviation) age of 41.76 (±5.27) years. They had a good attitude but relatively poor knowledge and behavior towards free sugar. Binary logistic regression analysis found that parents whose gender is female, with a high education level and a girl as their child, hold a high level of free sugar recognition. These findings could help free sugar control interventions for adolescents in the future

Developmental psychology · Sugar · Chemistry · Diet, Metabolism, and Disease · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Social Psychology · Food Science

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