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Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Towards Breast Cancer Prevention Among the Female Population of Iran University of Medical Science Students Publisher Pubmed



Raji Lahiji M1 ; Dehdari T2 ; Shokouhi Shoormasti R3 ; Hosseini AF4 ; Navaei M5 ; Zarrati M1
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  1. 1. Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Immunology, asthma, and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Nutrition, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nutrition and Cancer Published:2019


Abstract

Diet plays a measurable role in breast cancer (BC) prevention. The aims of this study were to assess nutrition-related BC prevention Knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of female university students and to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics of students and their KAP. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 500 female students from Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS). A pretested self-administered questionnaires were used to assess the participants’ nutrition-related BC prevention KAP. A total of 500 students completed the survey. Students’ knowledge with the mean score of 16.97, significantly varied by age (P= 0.03), the field of study (P= 0.001) and family history of BC (P= 0.01). The mean score of attitudes and practice toward nutrition-related BC prevention factors were 24.86 and 39.39, respectively. A significant relationship was observed between nutrition knowledge and attitude (r = 0.27, P < 0.001). Also, Nutrition-related attitudes were positively correlated with the BC prevention dietary practices (r = 0.23, P < 0.001). Nutrition KAP about BC prevention factors was found to be influenced by individual factors such as age, field of study, familial history of BC, job and residency status. Together, our findings confirm that increasing nutrition knowledge is not sufficient for dietary behavior change, but is necessary. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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