HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG MAKANAN CEPAT SAJI DENGAN POLA KONSUMSINYA PADA MAHASISWA TINGKAT II AKPER PANTI KOSALA SURAKARTA

Abstract

Fast food is type of food that prepared and served quickly so it does not take a
long time to consume. This food is very popular with young people. Most of the
nutritional contents, including high-calorie, high-fat / cholesterol, high in salt and
low in fiber, have an impact on obesity and other long-term health risks. Students
(year II) of the Academy of Nursing (AKPER) Panti Kosala Surakarta as
respondents in this study, their average age: 19.68 year-old. The pattern of food
consumption is influenced typically by the behavior of the teenagers, often their
eating times were not regularly and prefer to dine outdoors with friends.
This analytic study with cross sectional approach aims to analyze the correlation
of the level of their knowledge about fast food and their consumption pattern at
the 103 year II students (female: 80 and male :23) AKPER Panti Kosala
Surakarta as respondents (population: 138 students).
Results of this study were presented in frequency distribution tables and the
correlation between variables were analyzed using Pearson correlation test with
α = 5% (0.05). The results show there is no significant correlation (p = 0.441)
between the level of knowledge and fast food consumption patterns at the year II
students of AKPER Panti Kosala Surakarta.
Keywords: fast food, level of knowledge, consumption pattern