Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PROCEDIA SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, cilt.47, ss.1232-1236, 2012 (SSCI)
The aim of the study to determine the nutrition knowledge levels who served as active police officers in Police Department. The universe of this research that was descriptive type research was constituted 600 working police officers in the Directorate of Security of province. Research targeted to reach out to the universe without using any sample selection method, but research sample has constituted total of 96 people from the center of the province. The questionnaire consisted of two parts containing a total of 33 questions. The first section of questionnaire was related to employees' gender, height, body weight (3 questions); the questions. In the second part of the questionnaire were available about (30 questions) nutrition knowledge levels of employees. These questions were related to. by individuals nutritional knowledge, do not use this knowledge to use food selection, how much they have to take daily protein, carbohydrate, water and calorie amounts, amount of consumption of certain foods and drinks, carbohydrate, protein and vitamin deficiency were caused what diseases. Prior to the research; took the verbal consent from the police officers after the research purpose was explained. As a result of analysis of the obtained data have been identified significant differences according to gender between body mass index values (x(2) = 5.695, p = 0.017), the women police were found to be obese of 50%, normal of 50% while male police officers were found to be obese of 81%. According to gender; in the giving of answers that measure the level of nutrition knowledge While In the item that the sucrose substances was observed only the fruits was found significant difference in favor of women (x(2)=4,883, p= 0,030), according to body mass index values, item which is the most nutrient found in meat was found significant difference in favor of obese policeman (x(2)=10,062, p=0,007). In this case, it can be said that do not effective nutrition knowledge levels on individuals who are overweight or normal.