The Relationship between Nutritional Knowledge and Food Attitudes on Post COVID-19 Pandemic among High School Adolescents
Yulilina Retno Dewahrani (a*), Saidah Linalli Rahmah (a), Sri Rahayu (b)

a) Biology Education Department of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Universitas Negeri Jakarta
*)yulilinaretno[at]yahoo.co.id

b) Biology Department of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Abstract

Knowledge of nutrients is essential for adolescents to maintain optimal body function and prevent various health issues. The nutritional knowledge taught to high school students plays a crucial role in empowering high school students to make informed decisions about their health including food choice attitudes. This study aims to determine the relationship between nutritional knowledge and food choice attitudes on post-COVID-19 pandemic among high school adolescents. The research method used is descriptive-correlational, with nutritional knowledge as the independent variable and food choice attitudes as the dependent variable. 80 sample was conducted using purposive sampling continued by simple random sampling. Nutritional knowledge was measured using a multiple-choice test, and food choice attitudes were assessed using the Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ). Prerequisite test results indicated that the data were normally distributed and homogeneous. The Pearson Product Moment obtained a result of correlation coefficient is 0.446, indicating a moderate correlation. Nutritional knowledge contributed 19.89% to food choice attitudes. From this study, it can be concluded that there is a positive relationship between nutritional knowledge and food choice attitudes.

Keywords: Food choice questionnaire, nutritional education, nutritional status of adolescents

Topic: Biology