Home › Archive › Volume 5, Issue 2
Yogesh Yadav
Y Pareek
A descriptive correlation study was conducted on assessment of knowledge and practice regarding calcium intake among 100 young adults selected by non – probability convenience sampling technique. The data was collected by using self -administered structured questionnaire. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge and practice, to correlate the relationship between the level of knowledge and practice and to find out the association of knowledge and practice with socio -economic variables. The study disclosed that young adults had 61% inadequate knowledge, moderately adequate knowledge and 2% adequate knowledge, 95% had inadequate practice and 5% moderately adequate practice. There was a positive correlation between the level of knowledge and practice regarding calcium intake among young adults (r=0.199). The level of knowledge and practice were significantly associated with demogr aphic variables viz exposure to health information and dietary pattern.
Keywords: Knowledge and practice, calcium intake, young adults