This document presents a study protocol to assess the diet and nutritional knowledge of medical students at KIMS. The study will use a cross-sectional design with a sample of 588 medical students who will complete a questionnaire on their regular food habits, health issues, and nutritional knowledge. The objective is to understand nutritional knowledge and the influence of different diet habits on health. The results could help identify weaknesses in knowledge and unhealthy habits to help develop new educational approaches to improve diet and reduce lifestyle diseases.
This document presents a study protocol to assess the diet and nutritional knowledge of medical students at KIMS. The study will use a cross-sectional design with a sample of 588 medical students who will complete a questionnaire on their regular food habits, health issues, and nutritional knowledge. The objective is to understand nutritional knowledge and the influence of different diet habits on health. The results could help identify weaknesses in knowledge and unhealthy habits to help develop new educational approaches to improve diet and reduce lifestyle diseases.
This document presents a study protocol to assess the diet and nutritional knowledge of medical students at KIMS. The study will use a cross-sectional design with a sample of 588 medical students who will complete a questionnaire on their regular food habits, health issues, and nutritional knowledge. The objective is to understand nutritional knowledge and the influence of different diet habits on health. The results could help identify weaknesses in knowledge and unhealthy habits to help develop new educational approaches to improve diet and reduce lifestyle diseases.
This document presents a study protocol to assess the diet and nutritional knowledge of medical students at KIMS. The study will use a cross-sectional design with a sample of 588 medical students who will complete a questionnaire on their regular food habits, health issues, and nutritional knowledge. The objective is to understand nutritional knowledge and the influence of different diet habits on health. The results could help identify weaknesses in knowledge and unhealthy habits to help develop new educational approaches to improve diet and reduce lifestyle diseases.
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ICMR STS 2019
Topic Assesment of diet in medical students
of KIMS ID:2019-05669 NAME OF STUDENT: NAZREEN FATMA(2ND YR 2ND TERM) SIGNATURE: DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGYNAME OF GUIDE :DR MRS. S.S JAGTAP SIGNATURE: HEAD OF DEPT: K.C WINGKAR SIGN:. Title: Assessment of diet in Medical students of KIMS . • Introduction: ¤The human body runs on food.Food is most integral part of our life. ¤What we eat today not only affect our present but also has a significant impact on our future health. ¤The prevelence of obesity and underweight has increased in recent years due to change in eating habits all over the world. Increase of overweight and obesity due to inappropriate diet and inactive life style ,leads to chronic diseases. If we neglect healthy eating habits we not only face a possible future of being underweight or obese, but also run the risk of depression , heart diseases, diabetes, cancer, gastro intestinal complications and many more. According to WHO estimation, by the year 2020,non communicable diseases will be account for approximate 3/4of all deaths in developing world. 80% heart diseases,strokes,DM2, hypertension,40% cancer could be avoided by diet habit. As I observed in my surroundings and among peers that there are huge varieties of food habits and its related confusions (e.g Does intermittent fasting is good or bad for health?Frequent eating boosts or depresses body metabolism?Many smaller meals help to loose or gain weight? etc.) so through this research i will try to clear out these confusions. For better health , we should have knowledge about this so i want to do this research among medical students because they are pillar of health.There knowlegde level guide us that how to work and where we have to work to make it better. Objective: 1.To know Nutritional knowledge among medical students. 2.Influence of different diet habits on health. • Methodology: Types of study: Health education Subject area: obesity,Nutrition and Dietics Research design: cross-sectional studyselecting sample: The sample will be choosen from sampling frame, which mainly include medical students of kims.Sample size is 588 medical students selected through n=4SD2/(M*€)2.€=0.1 Age range =18 to 25 Mode of data collection: The data will be collected through a single survey in medical students of kims. Data will be collected through questionnaire.(General Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire) The questionnaire will include the questions related to their regular food habit, thier idea about thier habit , age, sex ,weight, BMI, there health related problems and Data collection: The questionnaire would be distributed to medical students of kims ,after taking their concent and explaining the purpose of the study Method will be explained. Result will be analysed according to data. Implication: ¤This survey can be regarded as a step towards understanding the importance of developing proper diet habits in order to bring about a substantial reduction in sufferings and related life style disorders. ¤This result will point on weak spots in nutritional knowledge and revealed unhealthy eating habit in students. ¤This information is necessary for development of new approaches and modulate their knowledge and consequent act on it. Reference: 1.Nutritional knowledge and dietary habits survey in high school population: Dragana Milosavljevic , milena L. Mandic and ines banjari 2015 2.Paramenter k. wardle j, eur j clin nutr,53(1999)298. 3.Iranpour A Tehran, Iran: Iran Medical science University ; 2004. The study of training effects on knowledge and attitude of male middle aged students among nutritional habits in Kerman 4.Glanz K, Brug J, van Assema P. Are awareness of dietary fat intake and actual fat consumption associated? ������� A Dutch-American comparison. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1997;51:542– 7. [PubMed] 5.van Dillen SM, Jan Hiddink G, Koelen MA, de Graaf C, van Woerkum CM. Exploration of possible correlates of nutrition awareness and the relationship with nutrition-related behaviours: results of a consumer study. Public Health [PubMed] 6.Peykari N, Tehrani FR, Eftekhari MB, Malekafzali H, Dejman M, Neot R, et al. A peer-based study on adolescence nutritional health: A lesson learned from Iran. J Pak Med Assoc. 2011;61:549– 54. [PubMed] Milosavljevic D , Mandic ML , Banjari I. et. al. 7.Nutrional knowledge and dietary habit survey in high school population: coll Antropol.2015 Mar ; 39 (1): 100-7 [PubMed]
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