Implementing “Food Traffic Light” as a guide for choosing healthy food in university canteen

Ainun Hanin Noviar; Meirina Ulfah; Nabila Puteri; Satrio Bhagas Yudhanto

doi:10.22146/bkm.54903

Implementing “Food Traffic Light” as a guide for choosing healthy food in university canteen

https://doi.org/10.22146/bkm.54903

Ainun Hanin Noviar⁽¹⁾, Meirina Ulfah⁽²⁾, Nabila Puteri^(3*), Satrio Bhagas Yudhanto⁽⁴⁾

(1) Health Behaviour, Environmental, and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
(2) Health Behaviour, Environmental, and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
(3) Health Behaviour, Environmental, and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
(4) Health Behaviour, Environmental, and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Purpose: Unhealthy eating patterns affect health status, even increasing the risk of comprehensive form of health intervention, such as policies implementation to support a healthy campus. This study aimed to know the change of students' attitudes towards healthy eating patterns with food traffic light to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases.

Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental method with a pre and post test group designed. This study educated 42 students with banners, leaflets, x-banner and food traffic light stickers in the canteen. Data on attitudes towards eating patterns were obtained through filling out questionnaires before and after the intervention was carried out. Statistical tests used paired t-test.

Results: Characteristics of respondents were mostly female (76%) and 20 years old (77%). P-value of the paired t-test 0.12 (p> 0.05) showed insignificant results, with an average reduction from 55.7 to 54.7. The increase in post-test scores occurred in only 35.7% of respondents. There was no increase in attitude towards healthy eating patterns in college students. This happened, because the distance between the spread of the media and the measurement was too closed. The construction of the building caused some changes of the lecture activities and location, thereby affecting the reach of the media.

Conclusion: There was no increase in attitude towards healthy eating patterns students after intervention. The spread of digital media through campus official accounts are expected to broaden the range of food campaigns.

Keywords

health promoting university; food traffic light; eating patterns attitude

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