Author/Authors :
Mehri, Ahmad Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Jafari, Nasrin Department of Public Health - School of Health - Student Research Committee - Ardebil University of Medical Sciences, Ardebil, Iran , Akbarzadeh, Isa Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hadavand Siri, Fatemeh Department of Epidemiology - School of Public Health and Safety - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Abbassgholizadeh, Nategh Department of public health - School of Health - Ardebil University of medical sciences, Ardebil, Iran
Abstract :
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between Students'
nutrition literacy and the existence of health care providers in Iranian schools.
Study design: A cross-sectional study.
Methods: This study was conducted on 504 students in Ardebil City, northwestern Iran from Oct
2017 to Jan 2018. The FLINT questionnaire was used to assessment the food and nutrition literacy.
Socio-demographic characteristics and the existence of health care providers were collected using
demographic questionnaire.
Results: Nearly 75% of students had not a health care provider. Most students had a low FNLIT
(62% males and 58.1% females). The probability of low FNLIT was lower in students with health
care providers than those without them (OR=0.46, CI 95%; 0.10, 0.91).
Conclusion: One of the reasons for the low nutritional literacy of students may be due to the lack
of health care providers in schools. Health educational administrators employ specialized health
care providers in Iranian schools.
Keywords :
Student health services , School nursing , Health literacy , Nutrition surveys
