J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2013 Dec;31(4):497-503 ISSN 1606-0997 | $ 5.00+0.20
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Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire on Dietary Fibre-related Knowledge in a Turkish Student Population Melike S. Deniz1, Ayten A. Alsaffar2 1
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Yeditepe University; 2School of Applied Sciences, Ozyegin University, Turkey
ABSTRACT This study aimed to validate a questionnaire on dietary fibre (DF)-related knowledge in a Turkish student population. Participants (n=360) were either undergraduate students who have taken a nutrition course for 14 weeks (n=174) or those in another group who have not taken such a nutrition course (n=186). Testretest reliability, internal reliability, and construct validity of the questionnaire were determined. Overall internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha=0.90) and test-retest reliability (0.90) were high. Significant differences (p
©INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH
Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a Questionnaire on Dietary Fibre-related Knowledge in a Turkish Student Population Melike S. Deniz1, Ayten A. Alsaffar2 1
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Yeditepe University; 2School of Applied Sciences, Ozyegin University, Turkey
ABSTRACT This study aimed to validate a questionnaire on dietary fibre (DF)-related knowledge in a Turkish student population. Participants (n=360) were either undergraduate students who have taken a nutrition course for 14 weeks (n=174) or those in another group who have not taken such a nutrition course (n=186). Testretest reliability, internal reliability, and construct validity of the questionnaire were determined. Overall internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha=0.90) and test-retest reliability (0.90) were high. Significant differences (p
