| Summary: | Excessiveِ intakeِ ofِ sugar-sweetenedِ beveragesِ (SSB)ِ contributesِ significantlyِ
toِ theِ globalِ burdenِ ofِ non-communicableِ diseasesِ suchِ asِ obesityِ andِ diabetes.ِ
Thisِ cross-sectionalِ studyِ aimedِ toِ examineِ theِ associationsِ betweenِ knowledge,ِ
attitude,ِ andِ sociodemographicِ factorsِ withِ SSBِ consumptionِ frequencyِ amongِ
Malaysianِ adults.ِ Convenienceِ samplingِ wasِ applied,ِ andِ dataِ wereِ collectedِ viaِ
onlineِ surveyِ usingِ aِ validatedِ Knowledge,ِ Attitudeِ andِ Practiceِ andِ Beverageِ Intakeِ
Questionnaire.ِ Aِ totalِ ofِ 423ِ participantsِ fromِ allِ overِ Malaysiaِ participatedِ inِ theِ
study.ِ Theِ meanِ knowledgeِ scoreِ ofِ 7.19ِ (1.43),ِ andِ theِ meanِ attitudeِ scoreِ ofِ 4.85ِ
(0.49),ِ indicatedِ aِ generallyِ moderateِ toِ goodِ awarenessِ andِ positiveِ attitudesِ
towardِ reducingِ SSBِ intake.ِ Theِ averageِ frequencyِ ofِ SSBِ consumptionِ wasِ 9.18ِ
(6.27)ِ timesِ perِ week,ِ withِ 44.0%ِ ofِ participantsِ consumingِ SSBِ 9ِ timesِ orِ moreِ weekly.ِ Theِmultipleِ logisticِ regressionِ analysesِ revealedِ thatِmaleِ genderِ (Adjustedِ
ORِ =ِ 2.43;ِ 95%ِ CI:ِ 1.56,ِ 3.77)ِ andِ non-degreeِ educationِ levelِ (Adjustedِ ORِ =ِ 1.69;ِ
95%ِ CI:ِ 1.05,ِ 2.71)ِ wereِ significantlyِ associatedِ withِ higherِ SSBِ consumptionِ (9ِ
timesِ orِ moreِ perِ week),ِ whileِ B40ِ householdِ incomeِ wereِ significantlyِ associatedِ
withِ higherِ SSBِ consumptionِ (9ِ timesِ orِ moreِ perِ week)ِ whenِ comparedِ toِ M40ِ
andِ T20ِ groupِ (Adjustedِ ORِ =ِ 0.09ِ toِ 0.53;ِ pِ <ِ 0.05).ِ Theِ studyِ underscoresِ theِ
influenceِ ofِ knowledgeِ andِ sociodemographicِ factorsِ onِ dietaryِ behaviourِ andِ
highlightِ theِ needِ forِ targetedِ interventionsِ focusedِ onِ menِ andِ socioeconomicallyِ
disadvantagedِ populationsِ toِ reduceِ SSBِ intakeِ andِ promoteِ healthierِ lifestylesِ
evenِ amongِ thoseِ whoِ areِ alreadyِ aware.
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