Nutrition Knowledge and Frequency of Food Consumption During COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

Nutrition recommendation is expected to provide better knowledge and eating behavior so that it can help to
maintain nutrition and healthy lifestyle during COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of this study is to determine the
relationship between the knowledge of nutrition recommendation and the frequency of food consumption during
COVID-19 outbreak. This research was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design and sampling technique
used was purposive sampling. Participants were asked to fill out a survey about the nutrition knowledge during
COVID-19 outbreak and frequency of food consumption using FFQ Questionnaire. Nutrition knowledge data
consist of 13 questions regarding the nutrition recommendation during the COVID-19 outbreak using the nutrition
knowledge Questionnaire. All collected data was analyzed by descriptive test and Chi Square test (p<0.05). The
results showed that 70.2% knowledge about nutrition recommendation during COVID-19 pandemic was in the
good category. There was a significant relationship between nutrition knowledge and frequency of healthy foods
(fruit, vegetable, meat) and unhealthy foods (fast food, instant products, savory snacks and sweet snacks). The
knowledge of nutrition recommendation during the COVID-19 outbreak can affect the selection of healthy and
unhealthy foods