A Study on the Dietary Behavior of Students and Utilization of University Foodservice in Incheon Area

인천지역 대학생의 식행동과 대학급식소 이용실태

  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the dietary behavior and utilization of university foodservice in Incheon area. Self administered questionnaires were collected from 305 students. Statistical data analysis was completed using a SPSS v. 10.0 program. The results are summarized as follows: Most students had poor dietary behavior, such as skipping meals. Only 21.4% of male students and 30% of female students responded to have breakfast regularly. About 60% of students were utilizing for lunch at the university foodservice and 3.9% of them for dinner, which mainly caused by the reasons “low price”, “time saving”, “near place”. In particular, only 21% of students used the university foodservice daily. More than 80% of students responded to have lunch at restaurants around campus when they did not have meals at the university foodservice. Reasons for not utilizing the university foodservice were responed as simple menus and tasteless, etc. Recommendations for the improvements of the university foodservice can be summarized as menu variation, emphasis on taste, reducing of noise, expending opening time, reducing waiting time, sanitation, change of old utensils and comfortable atmosphere of dining hall.

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