Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice of Iranian households and primary health care staff: NUTRIKAP Survey

Autor: Maryam Sanaei, Maryam Ghaderpanahi, Bahar Azemati, Zahra Abdollahi, Forouzan Salehi, Farzaneh Sadeghi, Mohsen Rezaei Hemami, Mojde Mirarefin, Ramin Heshmat, Bagher Larijani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
ISSN: 2251-6581
Popis: The aim of this study is to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Iranian households and health staff on nutrition at province level. The sampling method in NUTRIKAP survey for households in each province is single-stage cluster sampling and the size of clusters is equal. The sampling method for health staff in each province is stratified random sampling. Samples are selected from physicians, health experts, health technicians, nutritionists and health assistants (Behvarz). Overall, 14136 people in 57 clusters in each province and 480 health staff over the country participate in this survey. The necessary data will be gathered by the structured questionnaire and the interview with the eligible person in each household. Data gathering from health staff will be carried out by self-administered questionnaire. The results of this study can help the bureau of community nutrition to provide the proper interventions to improve nutritional health of households.
Databáze: OpenAIRE