University Students’ Nutritional Literacy and Associated Factors

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the nutritional literacy of university students and identify associated factors. Methods: The sample of the descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 1306 university students from health and non-health departments of a university. The Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale and sociodemographic form were used as data collection tools. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used to analyze the data. Results: The study revealed that the overall mean score of the Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS) was 66.35±7.5 (range: 34–107). Among the subscales, the Functional Nutrition Literacy (FNL) mean was 18.16±5.26, Interactive Nutrition Literacy (INL) was 18.77±4.53, and Critical Nutrition Literacy (CNL) was 29.40±3.87. The lowest score was observed in the INL subscale. Statistically significant differences were found based on gender (p