title: [Status on knowledge, attitudes, behavior regarding nutrition and food safety among 4-6 grade students from Chinas' two poverty-stricken counties].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigating knowledge, attitudes, current behavior among primary school students on nutrition and food safety in two State-level poverty-stricken counties, and to explore the best educational model on nutrition and food safety.
  
  
  METHODS
  478 pupils at 4-6 grades were selected, using the method of stratified cluster sampling and questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average score on knowledge was 18.66 ± 3.75, with the qualified rate as 61.09% (the highest was 60.6%). The average score in the section of attitude was 5.82±1.50. More than 97% of the students agreed that it was necessary to receive knowledge on nutrition and food safety. The average score of behavior was 8.52±2.56.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rate of awareness on knowledge of nutrition and food safety had greatly improved among the students under study. Their habit tended to be more regular. However, we also noticed the gap between knowledge and behavior on this issue.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. Email: 56739683@qq.com.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhen-qiu
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ming-zhi
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D059022:Food Safety; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011204:Poverty Areas; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires