Knowledge and Attitudes of a Medical Faculty Intern Students About Healthy Nutrition and Halal Food

Abstract

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to measure the knowledge, behavior, attitude and perception of medical school seniors, about healthy and halal food.Methods: 110 - 59 male and 51 female - consented, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine final year students, were given questionnaire under observation. The relationship between income, parental occupations, gender, and halal and healthy nutrition was investigated through questionnaire. Results: 53.6% of respondents were male, and 46.4% of respondents were women. The rate of those who pay attention to halal certificate while shopping is 33.6%. The proportion of participants minding halal certification in the restaurant is 25.5%. The rate is 47.3% for those who want training on halal food. The most common sources of information about halal food are television and internet. 43.6 % of participants believe food with a halal certificate healthy. 25.5% of the participants think that the inspection of products with halal certificate is sufficient. The proportion of attendants who think halal certificate issuers represent a fair treatment is 18.2%. 18.1% of participants expressed that the level of knowledge is good about halal certificateConclusions: The results showed that medical students did not see a significant correlation between a healthy diet and halal food, and they don’t have enough information about halal food and halal food certificates; moreover, these participants trust neither halal certification issuer nor the certificates; furthermore, the majority of students do not pay attention to halal certification in food choice.

Keywords

• sağlık
• helal gıda
• beslenme
• tıp fakültesi öğrencileri
• health
• halal food
• nutrition
• medical school students