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Relación entre niveles de conocimiento, hábitos de alimentación saludable y actividad física en escolares.

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Title: Relación entre niveles de conocimiento, hábitos de alimentación saludable y actividad física en escolares.
Alternate Title: Relationship among levels of knowledge, healthy eating habits, and physical activity in schools.
Authors: MARTÍNEZ-ROYERT, JUDITH1 judith.martinez@unisimon.edu.co, MAURY MENA, SARA CONCEPCIÓN2 Saramaury66@yahoo.com, PÁJARO-MARTÍNEZ, MARÍA CRISTINA3,4 mariacristinap@correo.ugr.es, COHEN, SHEYLA SIERRA5 Sheyla.cohen@unisimon.edu.co, MARTÍNEZ, RUTH PEÑA5 Ruth.pena@unisimon.edu.co
Source: Salud Uninorte. sep-dic2025, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p863-878. 16p.
Subjects: FOOD habits, PHYSICAL activity, SCHOOL children, CROSS-sectional method, DIETARY patterns, AWARENESS
Abstract (English): Introduction: During school age, children consistently experience changes as part of their developmental process. Additionally, this is a period in which dietary preferences, habits, and a gradual adjustment to the adult diet are consolidated. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between knowledge levels and healthy eating and physical activity habits in schoolchildren. Materials and methods: A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational study. The sample was selected non-probabilistically, including 223 fourth- and fifth-grade students from a school in Barranquilla (Colombia). Participants, aged between 8 and 12 years, were chosen with their voluntary consent and parental authorization. Those who did not meet age, enrollment, or authorization criteria were excluded. Two instruments were used for data collection: The Question- naire on Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Personal Hygiene, and Physical Activity, applying only the dimensions of Healthy Eating (HE) and Physical Activity (PA), and the Questionnaire on Lifestyle, Eating, and Physical Activity Habits for Schoolchildren Aged 8 to 12 Years. Results: No correlation was found between the knowledge level and Healthy Eating habits (p = 0.258) and Physical Activity habits (p = 0.870), confirming the null hypothesis. Conclusions: The results revealed that the schoolchildren had low knowledge levels regarding healthy eating and physical activity. Project: PRO-CEI-USB-0453-00, endorsed by the scientific and ethics committee (Project Approval Minutes N° 00402 of May 5, 2023), Simón Bolívar University, Barranquilla (Colombia). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Introducción: Durante la edad escolar, los infantes experimentan de manera constante cambios como parte de su proceso de desarrollo. Además, este es un periodo en el cual se consolidan las preferencias alimentarias, los hábitos y ajuste gradual a la dieta adulta. Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre los niveles de conocimiento y hábitos de alimentación saludable y actividad física en escolares. Materiales y métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, no experimental transversal, correlacional. La muestra se seleccionó de manera no probabilística, incluyendo a 223 estudiantes de cuarto y quinto grado de primaria de una escuela en Barranquilla (Colombia). Los participantes, con edades entre 8 y 12 años, fueron escogidos con el consentimiento voluntario de ellos y autorización de sus padres. Se excluyó a aquellos que no cumplían los criterios de edad, inscripción o autorización. Se utilizaron dos instrumentos para la recolección de datos: el Cuestionario de Conocimientos sobre Alimentación Saludable, Higiene Personal y Actividad Física, aplicándose únicamente las dimensiones de Alimentación Saludable (AS) y Actividad Física (AF), y el Cuestionario de Hábitos de Vida, Alimentación y Actividad Física para Escolares de 8 a 12 años. Resultados: No existe correlación entre el nivel de conocimiento y los Hábitos de Alimentación Saludable (p = 0.258) y Actividad Física (p = 0.870), confirmando la hipótesis nula. Conclusiones: Los resultados obtenidos revelaron que los escolares presentan niveles de conocimiento bajos en relación con la alimentación saludable y la actividad física. Proyecto: PRO-CEI-USB-0453-00, avalado por el Comité Científico y de Ética (Acta de Aprobación de Proyectos N° 00402 del 5 de mayo de 2023), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla (Colombia). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Introduction: During school age, children consistently experience changes as part of their developmental process. Additionally, this is a period in which dietary preferences, habits, and a gradual adjustment to the adult diet are consolidated. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between knowledge levels and healthy eating and physical activity habits in schoolchildren. Materials and methods: A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational study. The sample was selected non-probabilistically, including 223 fourth- and fifth-grade students from a school in Barranquilla (Colombia). Participants, aged between 8 and 12 years, were chosen with their voluntary consent and parental authorization. Those who did not meet age, enrollment, or authorization criteria were excluded. Two instruments were used for data collection: The Question- naire on Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Personal Hygiene, and Physical Activity, applying only the dimensions of Healthy Eating (HE) and Physical Activity (PA), and the Questionnaire on Lifestyle, Eating, and Physical Activity Habits for Schoolchildren Aged 8 to 12 Years. Results: No correlation was found between the knowledge level and Healthy Eating habits (p = 0.258) and Physical Activity habits (p = 0.870), confirming the null hypothesis. Conclusions: The results revealed that the schoolchildren had low knowledge levels regarding healthy eating and physical activity. Project: PRO-CEI-USB-0453-00, endorsed by the scientific and ethics committee (Project Approval Minutes N° 00402 of May 5, 2023), Simón Bolívar University, Barranquilla (Colombia). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01205552
DOI:10.14482/sun.41.03.501.366