TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender effect on eating habits of Nigerian school children
AU - Obidoa, Jaachimma Chioma
AU - Onyechi, Kay Chinonyelum Nwamaka
AU - Chukwuone, Chiamaka Adaobi
AU - Dimelu, Ifeoma Ngozi
AU - Victor-Aigbodion, Vera
AU - Eseadi, Chiedu
AU - Chukwu, Chinyere Loveth
AU - Ejiofor, Juliana Ngozi
AU - Obande-Ogbuinya, Nkiru Edith
AU - Uba, Mercy Benedette Ifeoma
AU - Folorunsho, Raphael Oluwasina Babalola
AU - Oraelosi, Charles Azubuike
AU - Onuorah, Anthonia Ekanibe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4/2
Y1 - 2021/4/2
N2 - It is important to investigate children's eating habits based on different eating behaviors such as satiety responsiveness (SR), slowness in eating (SE), food fussiness (FF), food responsiveness (FR), enjoyment of food (EF), desire to drink (DD), emotional under-eating (EUE), and emotional over-eating (EOE). The main objective of this research was to investigate whether gender affects the eating habits of Nigerian school children.A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and June 2019. A total of 120 parents of school children participated in the study. The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) was used to collect data. The CEBQ is composed of 35 items and eight subscales.Based on the analysis of parents' reports, DD was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=7.086, P<.001; EOE was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=5.184, P<.001; EF was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=2.183, P<.001; FF was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=9.441, P<.001; and SR was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=7.323, P<.001. However, EUE was lower in boys than girls, t (118)=-4.339, P<.001; FR was lower in boys than girls, t(118)=-3.112, P<.001; SE was lower in boys than girls, t(118)=-3.832, P<.001; thus, gender had a significant influence on eating habits of the school children.Gender significantly affects the eating habits of Nigerian school children. Thus, gender is an important factor to be considered when aiming to improve the eating habits of Nigerian school children.
AB - It is important to investigate children's eating habits based on different eating behaviors such as satiety responsiveness (SR), slowness in eating (SE), food fussiness (FF), food responsiveness (FR), enjoyment of food (EF), desire to drink (DD), emotional under-eating (EUE), and emotional over-eating (EOE). The main objective of this research was to investigate whether gender affects the eating habits of Nigerian school children.A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and June 2019. A total of 120 parents of school children participated in the study. The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) was used to collect data. The CEBQ is composed of 35 items and eight subscales.Based on the analysis of parents' reports, DD was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=7.086, P<.001; EOE was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=5.184, P<.001; EF was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=2.183, P<.001; FF was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=9.441, P<.001; and SR was higher in boys than girls, t (118)=7.323, P<.001. However, EUE was lower in boys than girls, t (118)=-4.339, P<.001; FR was lower in boys than girls, t(118)=-3.112, P<.001; SE was lower in boys than girls, t(118)=-3.832, P<.001; thus, gender had a significant influence on eating habits of the school children.Gender significantly affects the eating habits of Nigerian school children. Thus, gender is an important factor to be considered when aiming to improve the eating habits of Nigerian school children.
KW - eating habits
KW - gender
KW - school children
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103745244&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000024961
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000024961
M3 - Article
C2 - 33787582
AN - SCOPUS:85103745244
SN - 0025-7974
VL - 100
JO - Medicine (United States)
JF - Medicine (United States)
IS - 13
M1 - e24961
ER -