Healthy Eating Habits among the Population of Serbia: Gender and Age Differences

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN)

Jovičić, Ana Đ.¹ 

关键词: Diet habits;    Healthy eating;    Population;    Serbia;   

DOI  :  10.3329/jhpn.v33i1.3197

来源: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of the study is to examine healthy eating habits of the population of Serbia through threedimensions: knowledge, problems, and feelings as well as to determine whether there are any differencesbetween genders and among different age-groups. The research instrument was an Eating Habits Questionnaire(EHQ) which consisted of 35 items. There were 382 respondents involved in the study. Thereliability and factor structure of the questionnaire were verified by using factor analysis. The results ofMANOVA showed that there is a significant difference in the habits concerning healthy eating betweenmen and women [F (3,378)=4.26, p=0.006; Wilks’ Lambda=0.97]. When the results for the dependent variables(knowledge, problems, and feelings) were considered separately, it was determined that there is nosignificant difference between men and women, which confirms the results of the t-test. The effect of ageon the three dimensions of healthy eating habits was examined within three age-groups, by using ANOVA.The results showed that knowledge about healthy eating increases with age [F (2,379)=6.14, p=0.002] aswell as positive feelings which occur as a result of healthy eating [F (2,379)=3.66, p=0.027]. Unlike ANOVA,MANOVA showed difference among the age-groups only when it came to the ‘knowledge’ variable. Thisstudy is important as it shows the current state of awareness on healthy eating habits in the researchedpopulace and may be the basis for further research in this field in Serbia. Key words: Diet habits; Healthy eating; Population; Serbia

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