Khanna Poonam, Goel Sonu, Jain Rachita, Singh Arshdeep, Singh Mahendra Pratap
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Community & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2022 Jan-Mar;47(1):107-110. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_1265_21. Epub 2022 Mar 16.
Processed and preserved food items are the major source of dietary trans fat. Despite various legal provision, public awareness toward trans fats are limited.
To examine the awareness of participants about various aspects of trans fats and improving their knowledge through education.
A cross sectional pre- and posttest survey was conducted online through a webinar. The questionnaire has 11 questions about trans fats. Received responses were coded. Mean and frequency of continuous data were calculated. Chi-square or -test were used to find the difference in pre and posttest.
Eighty five out of 95 participants completed both pre- and posttest. The scores for each question were compared to find out awareness improvement. The question based on FSSAI showed 57% improvement while 50% in case of World Health Organization's REPLACE initiative. The difference of mean score of pretest (7.57 ± 1.8) and posttest (9.22 ± 1.37) was statistically significant.
Nutrition education and proper labelling of food items can improve the knowledge about food ingredients and food purchasing patterns. Proper enforcement and monitoring of food items labeling guidelines can be recommended.
加工和腌制食品是膳食反式脂肪的主要来源。尽管有各种法律规定，但公众对反式脂肪的认知仍然有限。
调查参与者对反式脂肪各方面的认知，并通过教育提高他们的知识水平。
通过网络研讨会在线进行横断面的前后测调查。问卷有11个关于反式脂肪的问题。对收到的回答进行编码。计算连续数据的均值和频率。使用卡方检验或t检验来找出前后测的差异。
95名参与者中有85名完成了前后测。比较每个问题的得分以找出认知的提高情况。基于印度食品安全标准管理局（FSSAI）的问题显示提高了57%，而世界卫生组织的“取代”（REPLACE）倡议方面提高了50%。前测平均得分（7.57±1.8）与后测平均得分（9.22±1.37）的差异具有统计学意义。
营养教育和食品正确标签可以提高对食品成分和食品购买模式的认识。建议对食品标签指南进行适当的执行和监测。
