Mihai Georgescu Ion, Ancuta Rus Victoria, Monica Tarcea, Florina Ruta, Zita Fazakas, Raquel Guine, Costela Serban, Oana Iacob, Atilla Frigy
Department of Community Nutrition and Food Hygiene, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, Romania.
Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, Romania.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Jul;69(7):985-990.
To investigate the perceived importance of information about dietary fibre with regard top opulation socio - demographic characteristics and consumption patterns.
The cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November, 2016, in six different counties and 57 cities across Romania, and was part of a larger project that had nine other countries as well. Data of the Romanian subjects was collected using a validated questionnaire that was disseminated across the 10 countries at the same time. Knowledge about dietary fibre was explored through 10 questions, and the respondents were asked to answer on a 5-point Likert scale varying from 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree). SPSS 22 was used for data anaylsis.
Of the 670 subjects, 358 (53.4%) were females, and the overall mean age was 35.81±15.61 years (range: 18-89 years). There were 298 (44.5%) subjects with a university degree, 314(46.9%) had completed high school and 57 (8.5%) had done primary school. Besides, 568 (84.8%) participants lived in an urban environment. Internet was the main source of getting information for 368(54.9%) subjects, while the lowest was hospitals 122 (18.2%). The percentage of correct answers regarding knowledge about health effects of dietary fibre was 23.12%. Most accurate answers were related to deficiency of vitamins and minerals 370 (55.5%), breast cancer 202(30.3%), vision problems 202(30.3%) and diabetes 168 (25.2%). The question with least accurate answer was the one about general preventive characteristics of dietary fibres 65 (9.7%).
A proper and friendly way to transmit information about the importance of dietary fibre consumption is critical in promoting healthy diet patterns and in preventing non-transmissible diseases.
探讨膳食纤维信息在人口社会人口学特征和消费模式方面的感知重要性。
横断面研究于2016年9月至11月在罗马尼亚的六个不同县和57个城市进行，是一个包含其他九个国家的更大项目的一部分。罗马尼亚受试者的数据通过一份经过验证的问卷收集，该问卷同时在10个国家发放。通过10个问题探索关于膳食纤维的知识，要求受访者在从1（完全不同意）到5（完全同意）的5点李克特量表上回答。使用SPSS 22进行数据分析。
在670名受试者中，358名（53.4%）为女性，总体平均年龄为35.81±15.61岁（范围：18 - 89岁）。有298名（44.5%）受试者拥有大学学位，314名（46.9%）完成了高中学业，57名（8.5%）完成了小学学业。此外，568名（84.8%）参与者生活在城市环境中。互联网是368名（54.9%）受试者获取信息的主要来源，而最少的是医院122名（18.2%）。关于膳食纤维对健康影响的知识的正确答案百分比为23.12%。最准确的答案与维生素和矿物质缺乏有关370名（55.5%），乳腺癌202名（30.3%），视力问题202名（30.3%）和糖尿病168名（25.2%）。答案最不准确的问题是关于膳食纤维的一般预防特性65名（9.7%）。
以适当且友好的方式传播关于膳食纤维消费重要性的信息对于促进健康饮食模式和预防非传染性疾病至关重要。
