Stages of change in the purchase of ultra-processed snacks among university students after the implementation of the chilean food law; a multi-center study
2020
Samuel Durán Agüero | Jaime Silva Rojas | Astrid Caichac | Jacqueline Araneda | Waleska Willson Rojas | Rodrigo Buhring | Viviana Pacheco | Claudia Encina | Danay Ahumada | Marcelo Fernández-Salamanca | Ana Maria Neira | Paola Aravena Martinovic | Pía Villarroel | Eloína Fernández | Jessica Moya
The Objective is to determine the stages of change in the behavior of university students regarding the purchase of ultra-processed snacks consumed. Multi-center study (14 Chilean universities). The participants (4,807 students)evaluated were applied a survey to determine the stage of change of behavior regarding the purchase of foods with warning signs. The students were evaluated and classified as (a) Nutrition Students, (b) Healthcare-related Students and (c) Other degree Students. More than 90% of the students were aware of the food regulation and knew the warning signs. More than 60% of Healthcare-related and Other degree students are in the stage of pre-contemplation or contemplation regarding purchase intent of sugary drinks, juices, cookies, sweet snacks and potato chips; this value is twice the percentage of Nutrition students in this stages ( Chi2, p<0.001). In conclusion there is a high proportion of pre-contemplation and contemplation with respect to purchase intent among the students.
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