Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine 2717-0616 7 1 2019 03 10 Relationship between awareness and attitude with health and foodsafety among students of Urmia University, Urmia, Iran 7 11 10.15171/jarcm.2019.002 EN Arezou Khezerlou Nasim Zolfaghari Firouzsalari Hajar Zolfaghari Mahmood Alizadeh sani Maryam Azizi-lalabadi Ali Ehsani Journal Article 10.15171/jarcm.2019.002 2018 11 11 2019 01 19 Introduction: Healthy life style and food safety are among the most crucial elements inpromoting community health. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the awarenessand attitudes of the students of Urmia University, Urmai, Iran, regarding health and food safety. Methods: The questionnaire used was designed in three parts (demographic, attitude, andawareness) and it was completed by 384 students. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.Results: Results showed that over 80% of the students had positive attitude towards health and foodsafety. In addition, almost 50% of the subjects had low awareness on the most appropriate plasticcontainers to keep food healthy. Findings indicated that there was a significant difference between thestudents' attitudes and their academic level (P = 0.008). No significant differences were found amongstudents' awareness and attitude considering gender and passing the food safety course. Cocnclusion: As the study findings revealed, training programs and workshops related to healthand food safety could be effective, specially for freshmen students.