Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Beslenme Okuryazarlığı ve İlişkili Faktörler

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 87 - 95, 22.08.2025

Ayşe Sezer Balcı , Kerime Öğüt Düzen

https://doi.org/10.54061/jphn.1617335

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin beslenme okuryazarlığı ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini bir üniversitenin sağlık ve sağlık dışı bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 1306 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak Adölesan Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ve sosyodemografik form kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmada Adölesan Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Ölçeğinin (ABOÖ) genel ortalama puanının 66.35±7.5 (min=34, max=107) olduğu bulundu. Alt ölçekler arasında Fonksiyonel Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (FNL) ortalaması 18.16±5.26, Etkileşimli Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (EBOÖ) puan ortalaması 18.77±4.53 ve Kritik Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (KBOÖ) puan ortalaması 29.40±3.87 olarak bulundu. Alt ölçeklerde en düşük puan EBOÖ alt ölçeğindeydi. Ölçek puanları ile cinsiyet (EBOÖ için p<.01), bölüm (ABOÖ için p<.01) ve gıda etiketi okuma (tüm alt ölçekler için p<.01 göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar bulundu.
Sonuç: Bu bulgular, üniversitelerdeki müfredatın gözden geçirilmesi ve beslenme okuryazarlığını geliştirmek için tüm öğrencilere yönelik kapsamlı beslenme eğitimi programlarının uygulanması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

beslenme , okuryazarlık , öğrenci , Türkiye , üniversite

University Students’ Nutritional Literacy and Associated Factors

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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the nutritional literacy of university students and identify associated factors.
Methods: The sample of the descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 1306 university students from health and non-health departments of a university. The Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale and sociodemographic form were used as data collection tools. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used to analyze the data.
Results: The study revealed that the overall mean score of the Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS) was 66.35±7.5 (range: 34–107). Among the subscales, the Functional Nutrition Literacy (FNL) mean was 18.16±5.26, Interactive Nutrition Literacy (INL) was 18.77±4.53, and Critical Nutrition Literacy (CNL) was 29.40±3.87. The lowest score was observed in the INL subscale. Statistically significant differences were found based on gender (p<.05) for INL), academic department (p<.05 for ANLS), and food label reading (p<.05 for all subscales). Conclusion: These findings suggest that curricula in universities should be reviewed, and comprehensive nutrition education programs should be implemented for all students to improve nutrition literacy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

literacy , nutrition , students , Turkey , university

Etik Beyan

This study was approved by the Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: 03.11.2021, Decision no:356).

Destekleyen Kurum

no

Teşekkür

We would like to thank the participating students.

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