Knowledge, Attitudes, Food Consumption Behaviors and Nutritional Status of Food Delivery Staff in Chiang Mai

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aims to investigate nutrition knowledge, food consumption attitudes, food consumption behavior, and nutritional status of Chiang Mai food delivery workers. The sample for this study consisted of 264 food delivery workers who worked on a regular basis in the city district of Chiang Mai Province. The convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. A questionnaire was used to collect information. The data was analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation statistics, as well as Pearson correlation coefficient statistics. According to the findings of this study, the majority of the samples, 67.4%, had a low level of nutritional knowledge, 44.3% had a poor level of food consumption attitude, 83.0% had inappropriate food consumption behavior, and 48.9% had normal nutritional status. There was no correlation found when analyzing the relationship between nutritional knowledge, food consumption attitudes, food consumption behavior, and nutritional status of food delivery staff. Despite the fact that the majority of food delivery workers have normal nutritional status, their nutritional knowledge, food consumption attitudes, and behavior were inadequate. If good knowledge, attitudes, and behavior are not promoted, it may eventually lead to overnutrition. As a result, the findings of this study can be used as a guideline for educating food delivery workers, changing attitudes, and changing consumption behaviors in order to maintain good nutritional health.