Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

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Study on Nutritional Knowledge and Food Consumption Differences of Middle School Students living in Rural and Urban Areas of Inner Mongolia

중국 내몽고 지역 도시와 농촌 중학생의 영양지식 및 식습관 차이 연구

  • Li, Ying (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Lee, Youngmi (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Park, Nari (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Park, Haeryun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University)
  • 이영 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이영미 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 박나리 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 박혜련 (명지대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2015.09.21
  • Accepted : 2015.11.23
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

This study investigated differences in nutritional knowledge and eating habits of adolescents living in rural and urban areas of Inner Mongolia, China. A survey was conducted on 869 middle school students in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: 436 from urban and 433 from rural school. Subjects answered a questionnaire about socio-economic characteristics such as parents' education level and family affluence scale, nutritional knowledge, needs for nutritional education and food habits. Levels of parents' education (p<0.001) and family affluence (p<0.001) were significantly higher in urban students. Nutritional knowledge level of urban students was higher than that of their counterparts (p<0.001). However, rural students reported higher needs for nutritional education (p<0.001). Rural students more frequently consumed snacks (p<0.001) and instant noodles (p<0.001) than urban students. However, consumption frequencies of lunch (p<0.001), dinner (p<0.001), fast food (p<0.001), fruits (p<0.001), vegetables (p<0.001), and milk (p<0.001) were higher in urban students. Considering differences in eating patterns between urban and rural students in Inner Mongolia, appropriate nutritional education programs and nutritional policies should be established for rural students to promote a healthy diet.

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