College of Experience Industry, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, China.
Department of Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, China.
Ann Palliat Med. 2021 Apr;10(4):4539-4546. doi: 10.21037/apm-21-573.
Obesity, as an epidemic disease, is distributed among all age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. The goal of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) concerning obesity among university students.
In total, 1,317 questionnaires were filled out by 1,317 (466 male and 851 female) randomly selected students aged range from 16 to 24. All participants agreed to provide personal information in this study. A self-designed questionnaire was applied to collect demographic characteristics and assess the KAP of obesity. Gender, height, weight, grade, sleep and income were included in the population questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the respondent rate of KAP among students.
In the survey, 64.9% of respondents believed that obesity was a disease. Only a few people cared about their body shape. Most of the participants in the study had practices that were detrimental to their health, including irregular dieting (52.9%), surfing the internet, and playing games (58.5%) in their spare time.
This study identified that lacking knowledge of obesity was common among college students. Most respondents had a positive attitude about preventing obesity by focusing on dieting and exercise. Thus, education related to obesity should be strengthening among university students to translate attitude into practice.
肥胖作为一种流行疾病，分布于所有年龄组，包括儿童、青少年、成年人和老年人。本研究旨在调查大学生对肥胖的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。
本研究共对 1317 名年龄在 16 至 24 岁之间的学生进行了问卷调查，这些学生是随机挑选的，其中包括 466 名男性和 851 名女性。所有参与者都同意在这项研究中提供个人信息。我们使用自设问卷收集人口统计学特征和评估肥胖的 KAP。人口问卷包括性别、身高、体重、年级、睡眠和收入。采用描述性统计分析方法分析学生 KAP 的应答率。
在调查中，64.9%的受访者认为肥胖是一种疾病。只有少数人关心自己的体型。研究中的大多数参与者都有不利于健康的行为，包括不规律的节食（52.9%）、在业余时间上网和玩游戏（58.5%）。
本研究发现，大学生普遍缺乏肥胖相关知识。大多数受访者对通过节食和锻炼预防肥胖的态度积极。因此，应加强大学生肥胖相关教育，将态度转化为实践。
