Problems Analysis Related to Nutrition and the Development of Nutrition Education Programs for High School Students( I ) - A Study Centered on Analyzing Problems of Dietary Life for Nutrition Education Goal Setting -

고등학생의 영양 관련 문제점 분석 및 영양 교육 프로그램 개발 ( I ) - 영양교육 목표 설정을 위한 식생활 문제점 분석 -

  • Lee, Eun-Ju (Department of Food and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Soh, Hye-Kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Choi, Bong-Soon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • 이은주 (대구가톨릭대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 소혜경 (대구가톨릭대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최봉순 (대구가톨릭대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to analyze nutrition-related problems and to develop the nutrition education programs for high school students A survey was conducted with 500 students in the second grade level at high schools in Daegu who differed in socio-economic characteristics. In addition, body composition analysis was accomplished by the Inbody 3.0. The developed questionnaires were distributed and 481 questionnaires were collected with a 96.2% of response rate. Statistical data analysis was completed using SPSS WIN(ver.12.0) for descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, t-tests and $X^2$-tests. We first analyzed students' problems related to nutrition and environmental factors. In a question addressing skipping breakfast, only 11.5% answered they "do not eat" breakfast. In regards to BMI, the male students' degree of obesity was higher. Second, we analyzed living environments, which greatly influence dietary behavior. For the snacks-related categories, most of the students liked bread, cake and other snacks. When they chose the snacks, they mainly considered taste. There were significant difference among the males and females(p<.01) in terms of snacks intake habits, where 43.1 % of the males answered they snack "occasionally" and 43.4% of the females answered they snack "according to how they feel". In the case of beverages, the males consumed significantly more(p<.001). Based on their regional groups, the area A group preferred milk and milk products, and the area B group preferred soft drinks. As for the time of beverage intake, 77.6% of the females answered "with snacks", which was significantly higher than 61.4% of the males(p<.001), 12.2% of the males drank beverages after exercise. For late snacking, 68.0% of the male students and 71.1 % of the female students consumed late snacks. Most of them preferred bread, cake and other snacks. The reasons for taking a late snack were "when I feel hungry" by 61.8% of the males which was higher than the females(p<.001), 23.6% of the females consumed late snacks "impulsively". Ideally, in order to improve the food habits of high school students effective and practical nutrition education programs that consider gender and regional school group, should be carried out.

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