Evaluation of Brazilian nutritionists' knowledge of two chapters of the profession's new Code of Ethics
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2022.67021Keywords:
Code of Ethics. Nutritionist. Professional Ethics.Abstract
Introduction: The most recent code of ethics for nutritionists was published in 2018, and research on this topic is scarce. Objective: This work aims to evaluate the knowledge of nutritionists on ethical conduct associated with chapters IV and V of the Brazilian Code of Ethics and Conduct of Nutritionists. Methods: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Iguaçu University (Protocol 4.417.990/2020). It is quantitative and exploratory research, in which we applied an online 34-objective questions questionnaire to nutritionists from all over the country. The survey was developed on the Google Forms platform and the link was shared with nutritionists present in groups on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. Results and Conclusion: Our data showed that most professionals have already read the Code of Ethics (81%), but partial knowledge was observed concerning articles 54, 58, 60, 61, 63, and 64. It was found that the profile of nutritionists is composed mostly of white women, aged between 30 and 39 years, married or in a consensual union, without children, with a maximum degree of specialization, having individual monthly income of 3 to 6 minimum wages, monthly family income of up to 6 minimum wages, and with their main area of activity in clinical nutrition. It was observed that some factors influence the reading of the code and the amount of correctness of the questions: color, maximum title, family, and individual income, area of activity, and marital status.
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