Research Article

EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 4, 2022
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EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY

Abstract

This study, it was aimed to evaluate the nutrition label reading habits of adult consumers aged 18 and over, in Elazığ city center. This cross-sectional study consists of consumers who shop from the shopping malls in Elazığ city center. 300 people were reached in the study. Evaluating the “always” response as 2 points, “sometimes” as 1 point, and the “never” as 0 points, the “Nutrition Label Reading Habit Score” was obtained. The score that can be obtained varies between 0 and 56. While 28% of the participants “always” read the nutrition label, 62% “sometimes”, and 10% “never” read it. The mean score for the nutrition label reading habit of women was significantly higher than that of men (p=0.002). Among the age groups, the highest score was significantly in the 35-44 age group (p=0.004). As the education level increased, the score also increased considerably (p<0.001). The score was found to be notably higher in consumers who are working, married, and have children (p<0.05). The scores of those who received nutrition training than those who did not receive such education (p<0.001), and scores of those who read the nutrition label while using the product instead of reading it at home were significantly higher (p=0.002). It has been observed that there are deficiencies in reading the nutrition labels on packaged products, at the same time; women, those with a high level of education, those who are married, have children, and those who have received nutritional education have a higher habit of reading nutrition labels.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 4, 2022

Submission Date

June 21, 2021

Acceptance Date

January 4, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Kurt, O., Pirinçci, E., Çimen, E., Balalan, E., Akgün, Ö., Oğuzöncül, A. F., & Deveci, S. E. (2022). EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, 7(2), 209-220. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.955255
AMA
1.Kurt O, Pirinçci E, Çimen E, et al. EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022;7(2):209-220. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.955255
Chicago
Kurt, Osman, Edibe Pirinçci, Elifnur Çimen, et al. 2022. “EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7 (2): 209-20. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.955255.
EndNote
Kurt O, Pirinçci E, Çimen E, Balalan E, Akgün Ö, Oğuzöncül AF, Deveci SE (June 1, 2022) EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7 2 209–220.
IEEE
[1]O. Kurt et al., “EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY”, ESTUDAM Public Health Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 209–220, June 2022, doi: 10.35232/estudamhsd.955255.
ISNAD
Kurt, Osman - Pirinçci, Edibe - Çimen, Elifnur - Balalan, Edanur - Akgün, Özge - Oğuzöncül, Ayşe Ferdane - Deveci, Süleyman Erhan. “EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7/2 (June 1, 2022): 209-220. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.955255.
JAMA
1.Kurt O, Pirinçci E, Çimen E, Balalan E, Akgün Ö, Oğuzöncül AF, Deveci SE. EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022;7:209–220.
MLA
Kurt, Osman, et al. “EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2022, pp. 209-20, doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.955255.
Vancouver
1.Osman Kurt, Edibe Pirinçci, Elifnur Çimen, Edanur Balalan, Özge Akgün, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, Süleyman Erhan Deveci. EVALUATION OF THE HABIT OF READING NUTRITION LABELS IN CONSUMERS: CASE OF ELAZIĞ CITY. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022 Jun. 1;7(2):209-20. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.955255

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