Use of food labels by adolescents to make healthier choices on snacks: a cross-sectional study from Sri Lanka

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Comparison of unsatisfactory use of food labels by their nutrition related knowledge and attitudes towards marketing strategies used for promoting snacks (n = 533)^a

Characteristic	Total No.	Unsatisfactory label users		Satisfactory label users		Level of Significance^b
Characteristic	Total No.	No.	%	No.	%	Level of Significance^b
Nutrition related knowledge
Good 448	448	313	69.9	135	30.1	p =0.89
Poor 85	85	60	70.6	25	29.4	p =0.89
Attitudes
Brand name						p = 0.03
Disagree	193	124	64.2	69	35.8
Agree	340	249	73.2	91	26.8
Television advertisements						p = 0.25
Disagree	481	333	69.2	148	30.8
Agree	52	40	76.9	12	23.1
Imported products						p = 0.025
Disagree	335	223	66.6	112	33.4
Agree	198	150	75.8	48	24.2
Portrayal of a sports star						p = 0.55
Disagree	473	333	70.4	140	29.6
Agree	60	40	66.7	20	33.3
Endorsement of a celebrity						p = 0.07
Disagree	481	331	68.8	150	31.2
Agree	52	42	80.8	10	19.2
Expensive products						p = 0.41
Disagree	186	126	67.7	60	32.3
Agree	347	247	71.2	100	28.8

^aOf the 542 in the sample, 9 students were excluded as they did not read labels at all
^bSignificant associations (significant level p < 0.05) shown in bold letters

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