上海市闵行区社区居民对食品营养标签的认知及应用状况

Awareness and Application of Food Nutritional Labels in Community Residents in Minhang District of Shanghai

[目的]了解上海市闵行区社区居民对食品营养标签的认知、态度、行为的现状及其影响因素。[方法]采取分层随机抽样方法,对该区所辖13个社区1 040名18周岁及以上常住居民进行问卷调查。问卷内容包括:调查对象的基本信息、对食品营养标签的知晓情况、营养标签相关知识掌握、对食品营养标签的态度和应用行为。[结果]回收问卷1 039份,有效回收率为99.9%。调查对象中69.0%的居民知晓食品营养标签,其中19.7%的居民比较了解,31.0%的居民完全不知晓。76.9%的居民认为有必要标示营养标签。居民营养标签相关知识平均总得分为(16.18±4.86)分,属于"中下"水平。39.6%的居民经常阅读营养标签,31.2%的居民选购食品时经常会参考营养标签。年轻人群、受教育程度和营养标签知识得分较高的人群对食品营养标签认知、阅读和参考比例显著高于其他人群(P<0.01)。[结论]社区居民对食品营养标签阅读、参考比例及营养标签应用能力不高;不同年龄、受教育程度、营养标签相关知识得分是影响居民对营养标签阅读和参考的主要因素。

[Objective] To understand the status and influencing factors of awareness, attitude, and behavior regarding food nutritional labels in community residents in Minhang District of Shanghai. [Methods] By stratified random sampling, 1 040 residents over 18 years old selected from 13 communities of Minhang District were invited to a questionnaire survey collecting information including basic information of participants, and food nutritional label related awareness, knowledge, attitude and application behavior in daily life. [Results] The response rate of questionnaire was 99.9% （1 039/1 040）. Generally, 69.0% of the respondents were aware of food nutritional labels, in which 19.7% well understood, whereas 31.0% of the respondents were not. In addition, 76.9% of the residents considered nutritional labels were necessary. The average total score of knowledge about nutritional labels in the residents was 16.18±4.86, indicating a medium-low awareness level. Moreover, 39.6% of the residents reported a high frequency in looking for nutritional labels, and 31.2% reported a high frequency in referring to nutrition labels when purchasing food. Higher proportions of young, well educated, and getting-high-score residents knew, read, and referred to nutritional labels than the others. [Conclusion] The abilities to read, understand, and apply nutritional labels are low in the community residents in Minhang. The main factors affecting residents’ reading and referring to nutritional labels include age, education, and score of knowledge of nutrition labels.