关于维生素A消费及其与大学生夜盲的关系的知识和态度
Suparmi Suparmi1, Harka Prasetya2,3, Atik Rahmawati2,3
1Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, Indonesia.
Frontiers in medicine
|May 13, 2024
概括
患有夜盲症的大学生,这是维生素A缺乏症的早期迹象,可以通过增加维生素A知识和积极的消费态度来改善他们的病情. 大学应该促进维生素A的摄入和补充,以防止这种视力障碍.
科学领域:
- 营养与公共卫生 营养与公共卫生
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 卫生教育卫生教育教育
背景情况:
- 夜盲是维生素A缺乏的主要指标,可能导致不可逆转的失明.
- 大学学生可能面临由于不良饮食习惯和维生素A摄入不足而增加的VAD风险.
- 了解维生素A知识,态度和夜盲之间的联系对于这一群体来说至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查大学生对维生素A消费的知识和态度与夜盲的流行之间的关系.
- 在大学生群体中确定导致VAD相关夜盲的因素.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及409名大学三年级学生的横截面研究.
- 通过关于社会人口统计,维生素A知识和态度的问卷收集的数据.
- 使用低发光度问卷 (LLQ) 评估夜盲症状;进行了二变量和多变量分析.
主要成果:
- 与女性 (5.7%) 相比,男性学生 (26.4%) 的夜盲症状更为普遍.
- 更高的维生素A知识与减少夜间失明症状显著相关 (PR=2.239).
- 对维生素A消费的积极态度与较低的夜盲患病率 (PR=2.560) 有关.
结论:
- 提高大学生对富含维生素A的食物的知识和态度,可以预防夜盲.
- 大学应该实施健康促进计划,并考虑维生素A补充计划.
- 有针对性的干预措施可以减轻学术环境中VAD相关的夜盲风险.
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