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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2023

Study on knowledge of front-of-pack labeling and food group-based dietary intake among chronic gastritis patients.

Tejaswi Nagireddi, B Venkatashiva Reddy, Mounika Kollimarla, Veerabathina Kamala, Sai Subhakar Desu, Siva Santosh Kumar Pentapati, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Arti Gupta

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Tejaswi NagireddiDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
B Venkatashiva ReddyDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Mounika KollimarlaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Veerabathina KamalaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sai Subhakar DesuDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Siva Santosh Kumar PentapatiDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Rajeev AravindakshanDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Arti GuptaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Introduction: Chronic gastritis is one of the most prevalent disorders affecting individuals, which affects hundreds of millions of people in different ways around the world. The significant incidence of poor dietary quality and diet-related illnesses may be addressed by orienting customers toward healthier food options. The objective of the study was to estimate the knowledge of front-of-package labels (FoPLs) and food group-based dietary intake of nutrients among patients with chronic gastritis. Materials and Methods: The study design was a hospital-based cross-sectional study that was done in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The study population included 208 chronic gastritis patients between 20 to 60 years of age selected by systematic sampling. Detailed information on sociodemographic and lifestyle factors was collected using a questionnaire and 24-h dietary recall was done. The objective assessment of Knowledge of FoPLs was assessed mock package images representing a fictional brand to prevent other factors from interfering with product evaluation. Results: A total of 208 patients were studied with a near-equal proportion of males and females. Among participants, more than half (57.2%) can interpret FoPL, more than three-fourths (77.4%) have a belief that they eat a healthy diet mostly and only half (52.4%) of participants are somewhat knowledgeable about nutrition, and finally almost half (46.6%) of participants are not seeing the FoP label during food purchase. The mean score of knowledge of FoP labeling was 0.92 ± 1.135. Knowledge of FOPL was positively associated with the age of study participants OR 0.178 (95% CI: 0.178 to 0.856) with P value = 0.02. Grains have the maximum intake among all the food groups with a mean intake of 123.21 g/day. Conclusion: The majority of participants do not know the food labeling, thus methods of education that focus on dietary interventions are urgently needed to raise awareness among the people.

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Chronic gastritisfood group basedfront-of-package labelingNutri-Scorepacked food

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