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Factors influencing current beliefs about dairy and lactose intolerance among university students, Aina Roca-Barceló, Marc Sáez, Germà Coenders and Montserrat Solanas

Aina Roca-Barceló
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain
Marc Sáez
University of Girona
Spain
Germà Coenders
University of Girona
Spain
Montserrat Solanas*
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify factors that influence beliefs about dairy and lactose intolerance (LI) and to describe the regionalism of this influence.
Design and Methods: An online questionnaire-based study of university students from Catalonia, Spain (n=196) and Hordaland, Norway (n=132) was used. We used standardised factor scores as a continuous measure of beliefs and analysed their association with different factors using a linear mixed model, stratified by region.
Findings: In Hordaland, only socio-demographic variables were associated with beliefs, suggesting a positive influence of social norms, probably driven by a stable and long tradition of dairy consumption and low LI prevalence. In Catalonia, participants enrolled in a Masters or a health-related discipline scored higher, suggesting an active acquisition of beliefs.
Value and Practical Implications: Our results put into evidence the importance of assessing the characteristics of each community in order to develop tailored interventions aimed at improving students’ beliefs about dairy.
Keywords: dairy; lactose intolerance; beliefs; Norway; Spain
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Aina Roca-Barceló et al ‘‘Factors influencing current beliefs about dairy and lactose intolerance among university students’, Int. J. Food, Nutrition and Public Health, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 92–107.

IJFNPH V10 N2 2018 Roca Barceló et al
IJFNPH V10 N2 2018 Roca Barceló et al
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