Table 1 Respondents’ awareness of nutrition knowledge by gender
Knowledge of nutrition | Male (n = 91) | Female (n = 97) | Total (n = 188) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Grain and cereals are the main energy source | 52 | 57.1 | 52 | 53.6 | 104 | 55.3 | 0.626 |
Breakfast is the most important meal | 60 | 65.9 | 69 | 71.1 | 129 | 68.6 | 0.443 |
People should drink at least 6 glasses of water (250Â ml/glass) each day | 23 | 25.3 | 27 | 27.8 | 50 | 26.6 | 0.691 |
The main function of dietary products is to build strong teeth and bones | 42 | 46.2 | 45 | 46.4 | 87 | 46.3 | 0.974 |
The main function of vegetables is to protect against infections | 13 | 14.3 | 17 | 17.5 | 30 | 16.0 | 0.544 |
Dietary products and beans are rich sources of calcium | 61 | 67.0 | 68 | 70.1 | 129 | 68.6 | 0.650 |
Vegetables and fruits are rich sources of vitamin C | 75 | 82.4 | 90 | 92.8 | 165 | 87.8 | 0.030* |
Meat is richer in protein | 27 | 29.7 | 23 | 23.7 | 50 | 26.6 | 0.355 |
The symptoms of food poisoning depend on the types of causative germ | 18 | 19.8 | 17 | 17.5 | 35 | 18.6 | 0.691 |
Inadequate preservation is the most common factor responsible for food poisoning | 62 | 68.1 | 64 | 66.0 | 126 | 67.0 | 0.754 |