Korean Parent-Child Health Journal (부모자녀건강학회지)
- Volume 18 Issue 2
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- Pages.58-67
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- 2015
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- 1229-263X(pISSN)
Comparison of Dietary Habits of Adolescents from Multicultural and General Korean Families: The 9th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey
일반 가정과 다문화 가정 청소년의 식습관실태 비교: 제9차 청소년 건강행태 온라인 조사를 중심으로
- Choi, Young-Sil (Department of Nursing, Gachon University)
- 최영실 (가천대학교 간호학과)
- Received : 2015.06.04
- Accepted : 2015.08.20
- Published : 2015.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to compare dietary patterns (missed meals, eating instant foods, skipping fruits/vegetables) between general and multicultural adolescents in Korea. Methods: Data from the 9th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (2013) were used, and analysis was done for the 66,951 youth using SPSS 18.0. Results: The rate of lunch absence accounted for 7.3% in general adolescents and 8.3% in multicultural family adolescents. However, the response of breakfast absence for a week was higher than the rate of the absence of lunch and dinner. For eating instant foods at least more than once a week, there was a significant difference for carbonated drinks, snacks, ramen and fast food in multicultural adolescents. More multicultural adolescents also noted "never ate fruits and vegetable within the recent week." Conclusion: For the healthy diet of adolescents, more careful observation and nursing education should be implemented. Furthermore, parents should also be included in the education altogether.