Kartlegging av ernæringskunnskap hos barnehageansatte i Trondheim
Master thesis
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Background: Approximately 90 % of the Norwegian children spend most of the day in
kindergarten, and several meals are consumed there per day. The employees are responsible
for a significant part of the children's diet, and for their development of good dietary habits.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether kindergarten employees have
adequate nutrition knowledge reflecting National Recommendations and Guidelines for food
and meals in kindergarten.
Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among kindergartens in
Trondheim. The survey was performed by questionnaire. All the 256 kindergartens in
Trondheim were invited to participate, and 115 kindergartens chose to attend. The
participating kindergartens received a visit from a nutritionist by arrangement for completion
of the questionnaire. A total score calculated for each participant was used to compare
different subgroups in terms of level of nutrition knowledge. Univariate Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) was used to test whether independent variables has effect on the participants total
score, and to test for differences in total score between different subgroups.
Results: The survey achieved a participation of 45 % and a response rate of 95 % of the
kindergartens participating. The survey shows varying degrees of knowledge related to
different recommendations and guidelines for nutrition in children. The variables
"occupation"(p = ˂0.001), "mat og matgledekurs" (p = 0.007), "regulatory management" (p =
0,001) and “health and nutrition related education" (p= 0.047) had a significant effect on the
total score among private and public kindergartens.
Conclusions: The nutritional knowledge among daycare staff in Trondheim reflects the
National Recommendations and Guidelines for food and meals in kindergarten to a moderate
degree. The level of knowledge can pose challenges in terms of satisfaction of the guidelines
and recommendations.
Relevance
The nutritional knowledge is essential among the staff in day care to promote good eating
habits, good health, and to prevent malnutrition and disease. However, no study has
investigated the knowledge among the kindergarten staff concerning the National
Recommendations and Guidelines for food and meals in kindergarten. Therefor there is a lack
of knowledge related to whether employees can satisfy the nutritional requirements of the
children.