Food Literacy and Eating Behaviors Among Chiang Mai University Personnel
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Food literacy, Eating behaviors, Personnel of Chiang Mai UniversityAbstract
Food literacy is an essential factor for appropriate eating behaviors. This correlational descriptive research aimed to describe food literacy and eating behaviors, and to explore the association between food literacy and eating behaviors among Chiang Mai University personnel. One hundred and seventy-nine staff from Chiang Mai University were purposively selected as participants in this study. Data were collected by using 1) a demographic data recording form, 2) the short form of a food literacy questionnaire, and 3) the eating behaviors of working persons questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product-moment correlation.
The results showed that the participants had a good level of food literacy and overall eating behaviors at a moderate level. For each dimension of eating behaviors, food safety behaviors had a very good level while food health behaviors and drinking behaviors had a moderate level. Food literacy had a significant positive correlation with eating behaviors and eating food safety behaviors at a moderate level (r = .335, .300 respectively), while the correlation with drinking behaviors was at a significantly low level (r = .157).
The results of this study can be used as database information for promoting the eating behaviors of personnel at Chiang Mai University through food literacy enhancement.
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