Ethics code: IR.UMSU.REC.1398.187
1- Reproductive Health Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
2- Health System Research Unit, Health Center of Urmia, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
3- Department of Psychiatry, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
2- Health System Research Unit, Health Center of Urmia, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
3- Department of Psychiatry, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract: (203 Views)
Objective(s): Assessing mothers’ nutritional literacy and its related factors will help to design and implement interventions to improving mothers’ nutritional literacy according to their needs. Therefore, the current study was conducted to examine the nutritional literacy and its related factors among the mothers of under 5-years old children.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 405 mothers of under 5-years old children in Urmia, Iran. A multi-stage cluster sampling method was used. The questionnaire used included two parts. The first part included items on demographic information and the second part was the Evaluation Instrument of Nutrition Literacy on Adults. Data were analyzed using SPSS, and the results were considered significant at a statistical level (p<0.05).
Results: The mean of nutritional literacy score was 25.86±4.60. The lowest mean score was related to dimension of read food labels and ability to do simple calculations. 73.10% of mothers demonstrated adequate nutrition literacy, while 26.90% exhibited insufficient nutrition literacy. There was a statistically significant relationship between nutritional literacy and the variables of educational level (p<0.001), family income (p<0.001), and age (r=0.19, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The nutritional literacy of the majority of the mothers was at an adequate level. To improve the nutritional literacy of mothers, it is necessary to pay more attention to dimension of read food labels and do simple nutritional calculations.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 405 mothers of under 5-years old children in Urmia, Iran. A multi-stage cluster sampling method was used. The questionnaire used included two parts. The first part included items on demographic information and the second part was the Evaluation Instrument of Nutrition Literacy on Adults. Data were analyzed using SPSS, and the results were considered significant at a statistical level (p<0.05).
Results: The mean of nutritional literacy score was 25.86±4.60. The lowest mean score was related to dimension of read food labels and ability to do simple calculations. 73.10% of mothers demonstrated adequate nutrition literacy, while 26.90% exhibited insufficient nutrition literacy. There was a statistically significant relationship between nutritional literacy and the variables of educational level (p<0.001), family income (p<0.001), and age (r=0.19, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The nutritional literacy of the majority of the mothers was at an adequate level. To improve the nutritional literacy of mothers, it is necessary to pay more attention to dimension of read food labels and do simple nutritional calculations.
type of study: Descriptive |
Subject:
Social Determinants of Health
Received: 2024/06/15 | Accepted: 2024/11/5 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/08/3
Received: 2024/06/15 | Accepted: 2024/11/5 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/08/3
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