The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Food and Nutrition (한국식품영양학회)
권호 표지

A Comparative Study on Dietary Life and Associated Factors of School Children and Adolescents between Urban and Rural Area

학동기 아동과 청소년의 도시와 농촌 지역 간 식생활 및 관련 요인 비교 분석

  • Published : 2006.12.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This Study was carried out to find out regional differences about dietary life and factors associated with meal of school children and adolescents between urban and rural area. Forty students from each of the nationwide 51 schools of three different levels(elementary, middle and high school) were surveyed by self-developed questionnaires. Total of 1,886 questionnaires (1,243 from urban and 681 from rural) were collected and distribution of subjects was 544 from elementary school, 661 from middle school, and 681 from high school. The results were summarized as follows. BMI and degree of satisfaction on body weight of elementary and middle school subjects were not significantly different between urban and rural area. But there were significant regional differences in $BMI(urban\;21.2{\pm}3.0,\;rural\;20.5{\pm}2.8,\;p<0.05)$ and degree of satisfaction on body weight of high school subjects(p<0.001). Elementary(p<0.01) and middle school(p<0.05) subjects in urban area had exercised more frequently than those in rural area. Regularity of having breakfast was not significantly different between urban and rural area at each of three different levels of school. Most subjects(urban 92.2%, rural 92.1%) had lunch regularly by virtue of school lunch service. Regularity of having dinner of elementary(p<0.01) and high school subjects (p<0.01) was significantly different between urban and rural area. Reason for skipping dinner of high school subjects was significantly different between urban and rural area (p<0.05). The most delicious meal was dinner for 51.8% of the urban high school subjects and lunch for 51.7% of the rural subjects. Only one third had intention of participating in school breakfast program regardless of region and levels of school. The findings suggested that nutrition education programs for school children and adolescents include different strategy according to region and levels of schools.

Keywords

References

  1. Lee, YS, Lim HS, An, HS and Jang NS. Nutrition throughout the life cycle, pp.243-267. Kyomunsa. 2003
  2. Lee, JW, Lee, MS, Kim JH, Son SM and Yi, BS. Nutritional Assessment, pp.257-260. Kyomunsa. 2001
  3. 교육인적자원부. 2004년도 초.중등학생 신처 검사 결과. 2005
  4. Joung, HJ. The importance of adolescent nutrition in the era of low birthrate. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 9(6):762-765. 2004
  5. Kim, YN, Mokl, JH, Na, HJ, Han, KH, Kim, KN and Hyun, TS. Nutritional status and dietary intake of vitamin A in primary school children. Korean J. Nutr. 34(6):671-677. 2001
  6. Kyun, WJ, Chang, KJ and Kim, SK. Nutrition survey of female middle school students in urban and rural areas of Inchon. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 6(3S):495-506. 2001
  7. Ku, PJ and Lee, KA. A survey on dietary habits and nutritional knowledge for elementary school children's nutrition education. Korean J. Dietary Culture 15(3):201-213. 2000
  8. Lee, NS, Im, YS and Kim, BR. The study on the food habits and preferences of elementary school children. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 2(2):87-196. 1997
  9. RO, HK and Park, J. Grade and gender differences in dietary behavior, food preference and perception about body image of 4, 5 and 6th grade students in elementary school. Korean J. Dietary Culture 16(2):158-169. 2001
  10. Jun, SN and Ro, HK. A study on eating habits and food preference of rural elementary school students. Korean J. Dietary Culture 13(1):65-72. 1998
  11. Jin, YH. A comparative study on dietary habits and dietary attitudes among middle school students with different obesity indexes. Korean J. Comm Nutr, 7(2):156-166. 2002
  12. Kim, KA, Kwun, IS and Kwon, CS. Potential relationship between children obesity and risk for coronary heart disease in Kyungbuk area. Korean J. Nutr. 34(6):664-670. 2001
  13. Chung, YJ and Han, Jl. Prevalence of obesity, living habits and parent's characters. Korean J. Nutr. 33(4):421-428. 2000
  14. Lee, KH, Hwang, KJ and Her, ES. A study on body image recognition, food habits, food behaviors and nutrient intake according to the obesity index of elementary children in Changwon. Korean J. Comm Nutr. 6(4):577-591. 2001
  15. Ryu, HK and Yoon, JS. Relations of perception of obesity and experiences of weight control and body image in high school students. Korean J. Comm Nutr. 3(2):202-209. 1998
  16. Lee, MY, Kim, SK and Chang, KJ. Dietary Behaviors, health related lifestyle and blood lipid profile of obese children in Incheon. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 7(6):803-813. 2002
  17. Kim, EK, Choi, YS, Cho, UK and Choi, KA. Childhood obesity of elementary school students in Kangnung and Seoul areas- Effects of area and parental socio-economic status. Korean J. Nutr. 34(2):198-212. 2001
  18. Ministry of Health & Welfare. Report on 2001 National Health and Nutrition Survey - Nutrition Survey ( I ). 2002
  19. Park, MY, Um, JS, Hyun, HJ, Park, HR and Chung, YJ. Comparison of indices for diet quality evaluation of Korean adolescents by residence area and body size. Korean J. Comm Nutr. 11(2):180-190. 2006
  20. Sung, CJ. A comparative study of food habits and body satisfaction of middle school students according to clinical symptoms. J. Korean Soc. Food Sci. Nutr. 34(2):202-208. 2005 https://doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2005.34.2.202
  21. Lee, GS and Yoo, YS. The dietary behavior and nutrient intake status on youth in rural areas of Korea. Korean J. Comm Nutr. 2(3):294-304. 1997
  22. Kim, SH. Children's growth and school performance in relation to breakfast. J. Korean Diet. Assoc. 5(2):215-224. 1999
  23. Kwon, WJ, Chang, KJ and Kim, SK. Comparison on nutrient intake, dietary behavior, perception of body image and iron nutrient status among school students of urban and rural areas in Kyunggi-do. Korean J. Nutr. 35(1):90-101. 2001
  24. Kim, KW and Shin, EM. A study on nutrition knowledge nutritional attitudes, dietary behavior and dietary intake by weight control attempt among middle school female students. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 7(1):22-31. 2002
  25. Chung, YJ and Han, JI. Prevalence of obesity, living habits and parent's characters. Korean J. Nutr. 33(4):421-428. 2000
  26. Jung, MK and Kim, YN. Body mass index and dietary factors of middle school students in Seoul. J. Korean Home Econo. Edu. of Assoc. 13(2):101-111. 2001
  27. Lee, YM and Yoon, SW. Effects of eating behavior and body fat on exercise performance of high school students in Sungnam area. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 3(2):190-201. 1998
  28. Won, HS, Han, SS, Dh, SY, Kim, HY, Kim, WK, Lee, HS, Jang YA, Cho, SS and Kim, SH. Guidelines of body mass index in Korean childhood and adolescents obesity and relationship with physical strength. Korean J. Nutr. 33(3):279-288. 2000
  29. Lee, KH, Hwang, KJ and Her, ES. A Study on body image recognition, food habits, food behaviors, and nutrient intake according to the obesity index of elementary children in Changwon. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 6(4):577-591. 2001
  30. KHIDI(Korea Health Industry Development Institute). Revision of dietary guidelines for Koreans (2003 : dietary guides for infants & toddlers, pregnant & lactating women, children and adolescents). 2003
  31. Chang, HS and Roh, SM. Comparison with dietary habits, dietary attitudes and nutritional knowledge according to aex of teenagers in Jeonnam province. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 11(4):459-468. 2006
  32. Cho, WK, Park, HO and Kim, SM. A study on breakfast patterns and preference of elementary school children in Inchon area. Korean J. Food Nutr. 15(1):50-57. 2002
  33. Shin, JE, Paik, HY, Moon, HK and Kim, YO. Comparative analysis and evaluation of dietary intakes of Koreans by age groups(5) meal pattern. J. Korean Home Econo. 42(8):169-185. 2004
  34. Eom, HS, Jeong, MJ and Kim, SB. A study on nutrition knowledge, dietary attitude, food habit of middle school students in Chonbuk area. Korean J. Comm. Nutr. 10(5):574-581. 2005
  35. Kim, BR and Kim, YM. A study on the food habits and the evaluation of nutrient intakes of high school students in Chuncheon. Korean J. Home Econo. Edu. Assoc. 17(3):35-52. 2005
  36. Park, MH, Choi, YS and Kim, YJ. Comparison of dietary attitudes and attitudes to the school lunch service of elementary and middle school students living in the same region. J. Korean Diet. Assoc. 7(1):3-13. 2002
  37. Chyun, JH, Choe, EC, Hong, SY, Woo, KJ and Kim, YA. A study on foodservice administration and nutrition education in elementary schools in Inchon. Korean J. Dietary Culture 14(4):417-429. 1999