The Relationship between Women's Education Levels and Animal Foods Purchasing and Cooking Practices

Knowledge, attitudes and practices about purchasing and cooking animal foods such as milk, meat, eggs and their products can be main factors in preventing the occurrence of food borne diseases. In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between the educational levels of women who cook at home at least once a day and their practices of purchasing and cooking animal foods. A total of 400 women living in the central districts of Erzurum provin- ce participated in this cross-sectional study. It was determined that while the priority of primary and secondary school graduate women in purchasing food products was determined as the price of the product, university graduates paid attention to the brand of the product (P