Philippine Journal of Science
152 (1): 307-311, February 2023
ISSN 0031 – 7683
Date Received: 02 Jun 2022
Knowledge and Practice on Nutrition Facts Panel
among Young Adults Aged 19 to 30 Years Old
in the National Capital Region, Philippines
Noymee Anne E. Lopez* and Ernani R. Bullecer
Department of Nutrition, College of Public Health,
University of the Philippines Manila, Manila City, NCR 1000 Philippines
*Corresponding author:
nelopez@up.edu.ph; noymeeanne@gmail.com
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Lopez NA, Bullecer E 2023. Knowledge and Practice on Nutrition Facts Panel among Young Adults
Aged 19 to 30 Years Old in the National Capital Region, Philippines. Philipp J Sci 152(1): 307–311.
https://doi.org/10.56899/152.01.23
ABSTRACT
This study determined the knowledge and practice of young adults aged 19–30 yr old on the nutrition facts panel (NFP) and the association between the two. A self-administered pre-tested online survey was used to gather the data. A total of 406 valid responses were acquired and analyzed. The majority of the respondents have a low level of objective knowledge and have either low or intermediate levels of subjective knowledge. The frequency of correct answers in each objective knowledge question showed that most respondents can interpret certain NFP information when no difficult computation or analysis is required. However, only a few (8.87%) respondents can interpret more technical information such as the recommended daily energy intake. Moreover, it was found that having high (p-value= 0.002; OR:4.84; 95% CI: 1.76–13.33) and intermediate (p-value= 0.004; OR:1.97; 95% CI: 1.25–3.11) objective knowledge were significantly associated with NFP use. Similarly, high (p-value< 0.001; OR: 10.93; 95% CI: 4.32–27.68) and intermediate (p-value< 0.001; OR:3.84; 95% CI: 2.50–5.92) subjective knowledge were significantly associated with NFP use. The results emphasized the improvement of nutrition education and promotion, especially in understanding specific technical information and comparing different NFPs. These interventions should aim at improving the nutrition knowledge of young adults to help them in using the NFP.