The The Relationship Between Nutrition Literacy, Food Sanitation, and Food Consumption Behavior Among Students in Schools in Bangkok's Bang Khen District

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the levels of nutrition and food sanitation literacy, eating behavior, and the relationship between literacy and eating behavior among students in schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in Bang Khen District.
The sample consisted of 331 students in Grades 4 and 5. The research instrument was a questionnaire assessing nutrition and food sanitation literacy as well as eating behavior, with a reliability coefficient of 0.83. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient to test the relationships. The findings revealed that the students’ nutrition and food sanitation literacy was at a high level (x̄ = 3.86, S.D. = 1.05), while their eating behavior was at a moderate level (75.53%). There was a statistically significant relationship at the .05 level between nutrition and food sanitation literacy and eating behavior. The correlation coefficients for each aspect were as follows: access to nutrition and food sanitation information (r = 0.130), understanding of nutrition and food sanitation information (r = 0.115), evaluation of nutrition and food sanitation information (r = 0.178), and decision-making based on nutrition and food sanitation information (r = 0.195).

These results highlight the importance of promoting nutrition and food sanitation literacy among schoolchildren to develop appropriate eating behaviors and support long-term health.

Keywords Nutrition Literacy, Food Sanitation Literacy,  Food consumption behavior