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Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand
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: Received: 17 June 2024 / Approved: 18 June 2024 / Online: 18 June 2024 (11:32:20 CEST)
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Kaewpawong, P.; Kusol, K. Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Preprints2024, 2024061209. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1209.v1
Kaewpawong, P.; Kusol, K. Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Preprints 2024, 2024061209. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1209.v1
Kaewpawong, P.; Kusol, K. Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Preprints2024, 2024061209. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1209.v1
APA Style
Kaewpawong, P., & Kusol, K. (2024). Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1209.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kaewpawong, P. and Kiatkamjorn Kusol. 2024 "Relationship between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status among Muslim School-Age Students in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1209.v1
Abstract
Nutritional status problems in school-age children are a crucial public health problem worldwide. This research explored the relationships between family factors, food consumption behaviors, and the nutritional status of Muslim school-age children in Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. This descriptive research was conducted among 228 children aged 9-12 years. Data were collected using demographic data, nutritional status, and food consumption behaviors assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptive, chi-square, and binary logistic regression statistics. The results revealed that most samples reported having moderately healthy food consumption behaviors (M = 2.01, SD = 0.56). The samples had a normal weight (72.4%), while 15.8% were classified as overweight and obese. The number of siblings and food consumption behaviors had a significant relationship with nutritional status (p < 0.05). Confirmation with binary logistic regression results also revealed that the likelihood of normal nutritional status was 2.40 times higher in children who had 3 or 4 siblings compared to those with 1 or 2 siblings (AOR = 2.40; 95% CI: 1.299-4.459). Additionally, children with healthy food consumption behaviors were 2.34 times more likely to have normal nutritional status compared to those with unhealthy dietary consumption (AOR = 2.34; 95% CI: 1.183-4.631). Conclusion: Since the number of siblings and healthy food consumption behaviors were associated with nutritional status, healthcare providers must consider these 2 factors when establishing health education and behavior modification care plans to promote healthy food consumption and nutritional status among this group.
Keywords
food consumption behaviors; nutritional status; Muslim school-age students
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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