Development of nutrition knowledge questionnaire for Japanese school children and their guardians and relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake

• Project/Area Number: 25460740
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Asakura Keiko 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 助教 (40306709)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SASAKI Satoshi 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (70275121)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 食育 / 栄養知識 / 栄養摂取 / 児童 / 保護者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Three nutrition knowledge questionnaires were developed for school children and their guardians in Japan. Percentage of correct answers in these questionnaires was 70% in both pilot and main study, and this was considered to be appropriate. Higher nutrition knowledge in the children and the guardians were associated with healtier food intake such as higher vegetable intake in the children. Some lifestyle factors such as frequency of conversation between the children and the guardians and daily menu composition were associated with higher nutrition knowledge in the children.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 小学校高学年児童の栄養知識、食品摂取に対する態度、および実際の食品摂取量の3因子の関連 (2016)
  • Author(s): 朝倉敬子、等々力英美、高倉実
  • Organizer: 日本健康教育学会学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄科学技術大学院大学（沖縄県、国頭郡）
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-11
• [Presentation] 児童とその保護者の栄養知識と児童の食品摂取量の関連、および栄養知識と関連する生活習慣の検討 (2016)
  • Author(s): 朝倉敬子、等々力英美、佐々木敏
  • Organizer: 日本疫学会学術総会
  • Place of Presentation: 米子コンベンションセンターBig Ship（鳥取県、米子市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-01-22
• [Presentation] 沖縄県在住児童・保護者の栄養知識の定量評価－食育において何を教えるべきか（八重瀬町食育スタディ） (2015)
  • Author(s): 朝倉敬子、等々力英美、佐々木敏
  • Organizer: 沖縄県公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄産業支援センター（沖縄県、那覇市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-30