[Dietary knowledge: a comparative study between health professionals and the general population].
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study was to assess physicians knowledge about salt and cholesterol content of selected foods, compared with general population knowledge.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study made in Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge (Barcelona). 106 physicians (66% of total) and 71 students were surveyed voluntarily. The general population sample was chosen from Hospital outpatients by systematic random sampling method.


RESULTS
A self-administered questionnaire about salt and cholesterol high or low content of some foods demonstrated statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) when the average score was compared between health care professionals and the general population group, but in many cases right answer percentage did not arise 60 percent.


CONCLUSIONS
Although health care professionals knowledge about salt and cholesterol content of diet is higher than among general population, they need a better and continuous formation in this issue.
Alkiza Eizagirre
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ME
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona.
Romea Lecumberri
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S
Ramón Torrell
J M
JM
Oromí Durich
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J
D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D013030:Spain; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Conocimientos dietéticos: estudio comparativo entre profesionales sanitarios y población general.