Investigating the Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge and Microbiota Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Study Among University Students
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between nutritional knowledge and microbiota awareness among students at Istanbul Bilgi University. Material and Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional study consists of 415 university students. The general characteristics of the participants were obtained through a questionnaire, while their nutritional knowledge and microbiota awareness were assessed using the Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale for Adults and the Microbiota Awareness Scale, respectively. Results: The students had a mean age of 22.6±4.29 years, and a median BMI of 22.14 [5.13] kg/m². Median scores were 51 [11] for NKLSA-NK, 38 [9] for NKLSA-FP, and 69 [15] for microbiota awareness. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between nutritional knowledge and microbiota awareness (r=0.658; p
Authors
- Negin Almasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3706-9082)
- Damla Zeynep Bayraktar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-7206)
- Benay Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4867-1247)
- Feyza Çimen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3425-9597)
- Umut Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4315-4011)
- Umut Türkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6864-9537)
Institutions
- Istanbul Bilgi University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sağlık Bilimlerinde Değer
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1600538
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81