Level Of Nutritional Knowledge And Dietary Habits Among Undergraduate Nursing Students In Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

Piravina, Chandran (2024) Level Of Nutritional Knowledge And Dietary Habits Among Undergraduate Nursing Students In Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Introduction : Maintaining optimal health is greatly influenced by nutrition, especially for nursing students pursuing challenging academic trainings. Adopting healthy eating habits and having a solid understanding of nutrition are crucial since they impact physical and cognitive well-being as well as academic performance. Little study has been conducted on undergraduate nursing students' nutritional knowledge and dietary habits, especially in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the nutritional knowledge and dietary habits of UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students and explore potential correlation between knowledge and dietary practices. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 164 undergraduate nursing students using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire comprising of 30 items assessing nutritional knowledge and 14 items on dietary habits. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 27.0. Results: The findings revealed only less than half (42.7%) of the participants have good nutritional knowledge and only a quarter (36.6%) of the participants have good dietary habit. There is no significant correlation between level of nutritional knowledge and dietary habits among undergraduate nursing students as determined by the Spearman correlation test. Conclusion: The findings of this study may help educational institutions and healthcare programs modify their curriculum to better meet the nutritional demands of future professionals while also advancing understanding of the dietary habits of healthcare students. Future healthcare professionals' general health and wellbeing can be enhanced by filling in nutritional knowledge gaps and encouraging healthy eating habits.

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