Evaluation of Associated Factors with Nutrition Behavior and Dietary Self-efficacy for Healthy Food Choice among Primary School Students

• DOI: 10.18521/ktd.869407
• Publication Date: 2021-05-20T06:41:37Z
• Authors: Cüneyt ÇAM; Emrah ATAY; Hatice AYGAR; Ece Elif ÖCAL; Saniye GÖKTAŞ; Burhanettin IŞIKLI; Muhammed Fatih ÖNSÜZ; Selma METİNTAS
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 2. Zero hunger; 03 medical and health sciences; 4. Education

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the associated factors with nutrition behavior and dietary self-efficacy for healthy food choices among primary school students.

Methods: The study is a cross-sectional research conducted with 4th grade students in the city center of Eskisehir in the 2018 academic year. The study group consisted of 402 students studying in six primary schools in the city center of Eskisehir. Data of the study were collected using a questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, Food Behavior Scale (FBS), and Children Dietary Self-efficacy Scale (CDSS).

Results: The mean age of the students in the study group was 9.88 ± 0.44 years and 51.0% of the students were female. Of the participants 19.9% were overweight and 10.2% were obese. While female students in CDSS chose healthy food with a mean ± SD 65% ± 24 percentages, male students chose healthy food with a mean ± SD 55% ± 25 percentages (p