Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas del etiquetado semáforo de bebidas gaseosas en moradores de los barrios Bellavista y Los Tilos. Cuenca. 2018.

Abstract

Objective: Determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the traffic light labeling of soda, by social stratum in the Bellavista and Los Tilos neighborhoods of the city of Cuenca in 2018.

Methodology: Quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in the Bellavista and Los Tilos neighborhoods of Cuenca, in which 160 heads of family were applied, 80 from each neighborhood, a household survey containing socio-economic information, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices related to the traffic light labeling of soda. For the analysis and tabulation of data, the Microsoft Office Excel and SPSS programs will be used for the formulation of statistical tables; with the Chi square statistic to evaluate the relationships between the variables.

Results: Respondents aged 45 to 65 prevailed. Men predominated especially in Los Tilos and the mestizo ethnic group. The typical average socioeconomic level is the most frequent. In addition to higher socioeconomic level, higher consumption of soft drinks. The knowledge and practices were better in Bellavista, confirming better attitudes in the respondents of the Tilos.

Conclusions: In the CAPs, in the Bellavista neighborhood, 83.8% obtained a higher percentage of knowledge in relation to Los Tilos with 71.3%. Regarding attitudes on labeling, the highest level was obtained by Los Tilos with 46.3%, unlike Bellavista, with 42.5%. Finally, in terms of practices, 57.5% show good practices in Bellavista, in contrast to 53.1% in Los Tilos.