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A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice of bubble tea consumption among students in University of Cyberjaya (UOC)
Uswah Hasanah Md Shukri1, Maisarah Zainal Fitri2, Muhammad Isyraf Zamri3, Hanin Yasmin Hanafiah4, Lakshmi Sivahunmugam5.
Introduction: Bubble tea was first introduced in Taiwan during 1980’ and became popular across Asia in 1990’. Previous studies reported that less knowledge on sugar and calorie content in sugar sweetened beverages resulted in higher consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of bubble tea consumption among University of Cyberjaya students. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in University of Cyberjaya among undergraduate students between 18 to 32 years old. 212 respondents who were recruited through a convenience sampling method, were given a link to fill out a self-administered questionnaire which measures the bubble tea consumption and awareness of sugar and calorie content in bubble tea. Results: Overall, there was 80.2% (n = 170) participants that consumed bubble tea. However, only 30.7% and 13.2% were aware about the sugar and calorie content in bubble tea respectively. Among the respondents, 56.4% who were aware about sugar content in bubble tea and 41.0% who were aware of the calorie content still have high consumption. Statistically, there was no association between awareness of sugar and calorie content in bubble tea with its consumption (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The knowledge of the students on high sugar and calorie content in bubble tea were not convincing. However, their attitude and practice towards bubble tea consumption were high regardless of the awareness of the students. High sugar and calorie content in bubble tea may contribute to obesity and diabetes mellitus. Thus, specific education programs and guidelines on healthy diet are needed.
Affiliation:
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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3 |
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0.000 |
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CiteScore (0.2) |
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Q4 (Medicine (all)) |
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SJR (0.144) |
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