Comparison of Nutritional Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices between Urban and Rural Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Sabah, East Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohammad Halim Jeinie, Rhanye Mac Guad, Marion M. Hetherington, Gan, Siew Hua, Yin, Nwe Aung, Wu, Yuan Seng, Constance Liew Sat Lin, Ramlah George @ Mohd. Rosli, Waidah Sawatan, Norazmir Md Nor, Nang Kham Oo Leik, Mohd Nazri Mohd Daud, Shutie Fazila Guad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: LB1603-1696.6 Secondary education. High schools; TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34502/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34502/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34502/; https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/9/2037; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10092037
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) may guide healthy meal choices. Here, nutritional KAP was compared across school students in Sabah based on locality and gender. A cross-sectional survey of students aged 15–19 years was conducted using multistage sampling. Nutritional KAP was meas...