Dietary Habits Among Adolescent Girls and Their Association with Parental Educational Levels

Overview

Journal Glob J Health Sci

Specialties General Medicine
Public Health

Date 2013 Aug 30

PMID 23985122

Citations 2

Authors

Manijeh Alavi

Monir Baradaran Eftekhari

Rosemary Noot

Javad Rafinejad

Ahdieh Chinekesh

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Abstract

Background: Adolescence is a period of rapid psychological development and the appearance of secondary sex characteristics. Changes in facial structure are the most visible manifestation during this period. It is during adolescence period that the importance of optimal nutrients is greatest. Improving the nutrition of teenage girls especially is important girls because consequently will affect the health in future. In present study hypothesis is that improving the nutrition of teenage girls is correlated with the level of parental education and the adolescents' eating habits.

Methods: In this study, 386 random selected adolescent girls were selected by cluster sampling. We used questionnaire to study the level of knowledge to major nutritional problems and consuming optimal nutrients. Finally, collected data were analyzed by using descriptive techniques and statistical analysis.

Results: According to the results of present study the mean of age, weight and height of the participants were 13/2 years, 159/1 cm, and 52.05 kg respectively. The 48.4 percent of the participants not eat breakfast. The 67.4 percentages of girls daily were consuming bread and cereals, 57.5 fruits and vegetables, 62.7 dairy products, and 27.7 meat and eggs. In addition, 36.3 percentages of these girls consumed sweets everyday as part of their diet. The nutritional knowledge of participating in diet was on the average and common source of information were counselors and teachers at school (36 percentages). The results of our study revealed that there was a significant relationship between variations in level of parental educational level and dietetic safety of offspring (p < 0.05). Our conclusion is the interactive education and parental literacy especially is important regarding to the adolescent nutrition and health.

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