The Effect of Parental Education on Mediterranean Diet Adherence among School Children in Shiraz, Southern Iran

سال انتشار: 1400
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 63

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IHSC14_500

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 19 شهریور 1401

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Background and Objective: Recent changes in the actual Mediterranean diet include a reduced energy intake and a higher consumption of foods with low nutrient density. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of parental education on Mediterranean diet adherence among school children in Shiraz, Southern Iran.Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, ۱۵۰ males ۱۲-۱۵ years’ school children in Shiraz, southern Iran were enrolled. Children and their parents completed standardized questionnaires, which evaluated parents’ educational level and dietary habits. Anthropometric indices including weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed. Data from ۸۶ items food frequency questionnaire were used to calculate the score.Results: Totally, ۱۲.۳% of children had high adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Logistic regression showed that adolescents’ adherence to the Mediterranean diet had a significant relationship with the level of parent’s education (p<۰.۰۳ among fathers and p<۰.۰۱ among mothers).Conclusion: It was shown that adolescents’ compliance with the Mediterranean diet had a significant relationship with the parents’ educational level. The higher the level of parents’ education, the more association with Mediterranean diet compliance was visible.

نویسندگان

Zahra Kavian

Msc student, Nutrition Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, Iran

Zahra Shamekhi

Sepidan Bagherololoom Higher Education College, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Elahe Abbasi

Msc student, Nutrition Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, Iran