Assessing Weight Management Knowledge Among Undergraduate Students at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Campus, Kelantan

Saffri, Muhammad Fiqri Ariff (2025) Assessing Weight Management Knowledge Among Undergraduate Students at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Campus, Kelantan. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This study focuses on undergraduate students at Universiti Sains Malaysia's Kubang Kerian Campus in Kelantan's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) about healthy weight control. 169 students in all, representing a range of demographic backgrounds, took part. A validated questionnaire measuring attitudes toward healthy eating, knowledge of nutrition, and compliance with suggested dietary behaviors was used to gather data. According to the results, 90.53% of participants knew a lot about nutrition, and 93.49% had favorable opinions about eating healthily. None of the subjects received a "good" practice score in spite of these favorable results, indicating a significant discrepancy between awareness and actual action. While gender, academic major, and year of study did not substantially correlate with KAP levels, statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation between ethnicity and KAP levels (p = 0.031). Furthermore, there was a slight, non-significant positive correlation (r = 0.089, p = 0.25) between BMI and KAP, and there was no significant relationship between BMI status and KAP levels (p = 0.086). These findings highlight the significance of implementing focused interventions to close the knowledge-practice gap, especially those that take cultural influences on eating habits into account. 8

Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Weight Management
Subjects: R Medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research
Divisions: Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan (School of Health Sciences) > Thesis
Depositing User: Mr Abdul Hadi Mohammad
Date Deposited: 24 Dec 2025 08:42
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2026 00:57
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/63410

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