Evaluation of Nutritional Habits of University Students

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Cross-sectional Study on the Evaluation of Nutritional Habits of Students at Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05371990
• Other study ID #: 2020/39
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Istanbul Medeniyet University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This cross- sectional, single-center study was conducted with the participation of 912 students studying at [removed for blind peer review] Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Medicine. The sample size was calculated to be a minimum of 379 with 95% confidence over the total number of students, 5301. The study was carried out between October 2020 and December 2020. The compliance of the study with the ethical rules was evaluated by the Istanbul Medeniyet University Social and Human Sciences Research and Publication Ethics Committee at its meeting dated 27.10.2020 and approved with the decision numbered 2020/39.

At the beginning of the study, verbal and written consent was obtained from the individuals and a questionnaire containing 29 questions was distributed by the researchers. The questionnaire form consists of three parts. The first part includes 10 questions to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, the second part includes 17 questions to determine their eating habits, and the third part includes 2 questions to evaluate the status of following the news about nutrition and heart health and whether they find the public service ads on this subject sufficient.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 912
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2020
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the research

• Istanbul Medeniyet University students between the ages of 18-25

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who did not volunteer to participate in the study

• Adults over 25

• All university students studying outside of Istanbul Medeniyet University

• Elderly individuals

• Children under 18

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Habit
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Intervention

Other:
• Determination of Eating habits
Questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul Medeniyet University	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul Medeniyet University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Reaching the targeted participant	Participants will be surveyed and evaluated with data obtained using appropriate statistical methods.	One month