Effects on School Lunch Service Programme of Elementary School in Rural Area

농촌지역(農村地域) 국민학교(國民學校) 급식아동(給食兒童)과 성장발달(成長發達)과 식생활(食生活) 습관(習慣)

The purpose of this study is to know the effects on school lunch service programme of elementary school in rural area, by using the group consisting of the sixth year students in the schools that have provided them with the lunch for six years or longer(male student:312, & female student:324), while using the comparing group consisting of the sixth year students in the schools that have not provided them with the school lunch under their similar living condition(male student: 306 & female student:322). In addition, this study was carried out by examining all continued information about their height and weight shown in the developmetal record for six years from the 1st to 6th year, and by checking their eating habits on the basis of questionnaires. The result of this study is summarized as follows. As the result of comparing the values of their height and weight grown for 6 years, it was shown that the height of the male group provided with school lunch is 27.8 cm while the male group without lunch is 27.1 cm. And the female group provided with school lunch indicated the growing value of 29.9 cm while the group without lunch did 28.4 cm. Then, it appeared that both male and female groups provided with school lunch show higher growing values of 0.7 cm, respectively, and 1.5 cm than these groups without lunch. Also, the weight of the group without lunch was 14.8 kg. Moreover, the weight of the female group provided with school lunch was 16.9 kg while the group without lunch was 17.2 kg. Then, it was shown that the male group provided with school lunch indicates heavier growing value of 0.9 kg than the group without lunch while the female group without lunch does heavier value of 0.3 kg than the group provided with school lunch. It's figure showed that although this distribution according to percentile in the 1st year is similar to the standard regular curve it is positioned in the upper group(more thatn 70%) divided centering around 50% in the 6th year, of which distribution of children provided with school lunch was higher. When comparing the values of physical status in the 6th year, it was also shown that male children with school lunch are better than these children without lunch in jumping, throwing, chinning and lifting while female children are better than these children without lunch only in jumping, which were a significant difference. In addition, the group provided with lunch showed distribution of the higher physical grade. The result of analysis on their breakfast indicated that the children with every morning breakfast account for 67.6% of the group provided with school lunch while the group without lunch for 57.8%. Regarding the reason that they do not have the breakfast, the group with school lunch answered "Because of habits"(50.7%) while the group without lunch did "Because they have no appetite"(58.9%). When comparing the degree of preference for hot or salty food, it was apparent that these children with school lunch generally tend to prefer less hot or sailty food. With respect to the frequency and place of their eating between meals, it was shown that about 70.0% of both groups has the eating between meals, more than one time a day. Then, the group with school lunch had the eating between meals at home(45.2%) while the group without lunch did it in the process of returning to home(48.4%). Regarding the degree of their preference for a certain food, it was shown that more children of the group with school lunch do not prefer a food to others. Also, their eating attitude indicated that such children as eating the food with chat after completely swallowing food and with T.V watching are larger and lower among the group with school lunch, which showed a remarkable defference from the group without lunch. With respect to their sanitary habits such as hand washing and toothing, these children who always wash their hand before eating, accounted for 84.4 % of the group provided with school lunch while the group without lunch did for 63.6%, of which the female group with school lunch indicated a remarkable difference. The actual condition of their nutrition education showed that these children who answered "Received this education" accounted for 78.0% of the group with school lunch while the group without lunch accounted for 57.5%.

농촌지역 국민학교 급식아동의 성장발달과 식생활 습관을 알아보기 위하여 경상북도 농촌지역 국민학교 중 급식 학교 6학년 아동 636명(남자 312 명, 여자 324명)과, 이들 학교 인근의 비급식학교 6학년 아동 628명(남자 306명, 여자 322명)을 대상으로 학생건강기록부에 기재된 신장, 체중 측정치를 1학년에서 6학년까지 6년간의 연속적인 자료를 조사하고, 이들의 전반적인 식생활 습관을 1992년 2월 1일부터 2월 15일까지 설문지로 조사하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 남자의 신장은 6년간 급식군이 27.8cm, 비급식군 27.1cm자랐고, 여자신장은 각각 29.9cm, 28.4cm가 자라서 급식아동이 약간 더 성장하였다. 남자체중은 급식군 15.7kg, 비급식군 14.8kg이 증가한 반면, 여자는 16.9kg 및 17.2kg이 성장해 남자는 급식아동이, 여자는 비급식아동이 더 성장했다. 1학년때는 percentile별 신장 체중의 분포가 표준정규분포 곡선형태에 가까우면서 급식군과 비급식군이 서로 비슷하였으나 6학년때는 50percentile선을 중심으로 75percentile이상에 급식아동의 분포가 더 많았다. 6학년때 체력은 남자의 경우 급식아동이 멀리뛰기, 던지기, 턱걸이, 윗몸일으키기에서 비급식아동보다 우세하였으며, 여자는 멀리뛰기 한 종목에서만 유의한 차이를 보였고 (P<0.05), 체력급수에서도 우수한 특급의 분포가 급식군에서 더 많았다. 아침식사를 매일 먹는 아동이 급식군 67.6%, 비급식군 57.8%였고, 아침을 안먹는 이유로 급식군은 습관이 돼서 (50.7%), 비급식군은 밥맛이 없어서 (58.9%)라고 답하였으며, 급식아동에서 대체적으로 싱겁게 먹는 경향이 많았다. 간식빈도는 무 군 모두 70% 정도의 아동이 하루에 1회이상 간식을 하고 있었으며, 간식장소는 급식군은 집에서 (45.2%), 비급식군은 귀가 도중 가게나 길거리에 (48.4%)한다고 답하였다. 가정에서 식사할 때 음식을 골고루 먹는 아동이 급식군에서 더 많았고 식사시 조용히 자리에 앉아서 음식을 삼킨후 이야기하며 먹는 아동이 급식군에서 더 많았는 반면, T.V를 보면서 먹는 아동은 비급식군보다 적었다. 식사전에 항상 손을 씻는 아동이 급식군은 84.0%, 비급식군 63.6%로 급식군에서 유의하게 높았고, 식사후 이닦기를 항상 하는 아동은 급식군 여자에서 많아 유의한 관련성을 보였다. 영양교육 실태에 있어서도 영양교육을 '받았다'라고 답한 아동이 급식군 78.0%, 비급식군 57.5%였다. 이상의 결과로 볼때 급식아동이 비급식아동 보다 성장발육 속도가 더 빨랐고, 체력도 더 좋다고 할 수 있으며, 식습관 및 위생습관도 양호한 것으로 나타나 국민학교 특히 농촌지역부터 학교급식을 빠른 시일내에 확대 실시토록 해야 할것이며, 교육급식으로서의 역할을 다할 수 있도록 영양 및 식생활개선교육도 강화해야 할 것이다.