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. 2021 Mar 11;18(6):2846. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062846

Table A1.

Measurements.

Reasons for consulting Food label 1 2 3 4 5
Usefulness
Ease of interpretation
Visual salience
Familiarity with symbols
Parental awareness
Health self-consciousness
Relevant information
Acquisition of nutritional knowledge
Social responsibility
Reasons against consulting Food label 1 2 3 4 5
Technical information
Language difficulty
Description of nutritional benefits with unclear symbols
Label crowded with irrelevant information
Label information is not trustworthy
Food labels are only advertising strategies
Difficulty of interpretation
Not in native language
Lack of prior nutritional awareness
Subjective Norms
People important to me think I should eat healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
People important to me approve to eat healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
People important to me want me to eat healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
Many people who are important to me eat healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
The mass media suggest that I should use healthy package food products 1 2 3 4 5
The mass media urge me to use healthy package food products 1 2 3 4 5
The mass media and advertising consistently recommended that I should use healthy package food products 1 2 3 4 5
Self-Efficacy
For me it is difficult to select healthy package food due to small font size at a food label. 1 2 3 4 5
For me it is difficult to select healthy package food due to lack of knowledge about nutrients. 1 2 3 4 5
My nature to eat quickly hinders me to select healthy package food. 1 2 3 4 5
It is entirely up to me to select healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
Shopping foods with others (e.g., friends) make difficult for me to select healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
For me it is difficult to select healthy package food because nutritional information is placed at the back of the pack food label 1 2 3 4 5
It is easy to select healthy package food if I can understand the nutrients on the label (e.g., Calorie, fat, etc.). 1 2 3 4 5
It is easy to select healthy package food if I can understand the nutrient content per serving size on the label (e.g., Calorie 400 kcal, fat 10 g, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5
It is easy to select healthy package food if I can understand the percentage daily values of nutrients on the label 1 2 3 4 5
Healthy packaged food Intention 1 2 3 4 5
I give importance to nutrients in the purchasing of packaged food items 1 2 3 4 5
I mostly prefer to eat healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
I frequently purchase healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
I am willing to pay extra for healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
I intend to take healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
I plan to take healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5
I want to take healthy package food 1 2 3 4 5