Nutrition Webinars for Students and Health Professionals: Indonesian Study During Covid-19 Pandemic

Ratih Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani(1), Nurul Afiah(2), Reny Noviasty(3), Muhammad Faisal(4), Eva R Kurniawati(5),

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/kemas.v20i1.41020


(1) Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman
(2) Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman
(3) Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman
(4) Faculty of Pharmacy, Mulawarman University
(5) Maastrict University Medish Centrum

Abstract

Recently, there has been an increase in obesity cases among adolescents in Indonesia with a prevalence rate of 19%, which exceeds the national prevalence of 16%. This was caused by the decrease in physical activities and consumption of fruit and vegetables by 95% of the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to foster the development of a Nutrition Education Center (Nutrecent) as a distance learning to promote the consumption of plant-based foods containing polyphenols such as vegetables and fruits. This was a quasi-experiment with three Nutrecent (Nutrition Education Centre) Webinar series and an international webinar. Participants were high school and college students, health workers, and the general public. A total of 654 participants were included in the analysis. The statistical results showed no significant improvement in knowledge due to the Nutrecent webinar series activities, but there was a significant improvement due to the international webinar (p-value < 0.001). Online learning is only effective for students and adults with previous knowledge of the webinar topic. Consequently, there is a need to include the importance of consuming plant-based foods in the school curriculum.

Keywords

Polyphenols; Immunity; Vegetables; Tropical Fruits; Adolescents

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