Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Research

Ting-Ting Zhang¹  Geng-Fu Wang¹  Meng-Yuan Yuan¹  Jun-Jie Chang¹  Pu-Yu Su¹  Ling-Ling Song¹  Yang He¹  Yong-Han Li¹  Shan-Shan Chen¹  Nuo Xu² 

[1] Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, 230032, Anhui, China;Maternal and Child Health Care and Family Planning Service Center Wujiang District of Suzhou City, No.551 Gaoxin Road, 215200, Jiangsu, China;

关键词: Eating behaviours;    Nutritional status;    School-age children;    Dietary literacy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-022-14621-8

 received in 2021-11-04, accepted in 2022-11-14,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOverweight and obesity rates have increased rapidly in Chinese school-age children, and previous studies have indicated that poor dietary literacy can lead to unhealthy eating behaviours. However, few studies have investigated the association between the dietary literacy of daily diet providers and the eating behaviours and nutritional status of school-age children raised by the providers. Thus, we aimed to explore this association.MethodsWe collected data on the eating behaviours and nutritional status of children in two primary schools in Anhui Province, as well as the dietary literacy of their daily diet providers. T-tests, one-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the association.ResultsWe found significant differences in the scores on the Questionnaire of Children's Daily Diet Providers' Dietary Literacy (QCDDPDL) by region, relationship with the child, age, and educational level of the daily diet provider (all p < .05). Moreover, the children in the low QCDDPDL score group were inclined to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as emotional undereating and overeating (p < .05). In addition, the incidence of overweight and obesity was higher in the low QCDDPDL attitude score group than in the high score group (p = .006).ConclusionsOur study showed that the dietary literacy of diet providers may influence children's health and eating behaviours. Improving the dietary literacy of diet providers may promote the health status and eating behaviours of school-age children.

【 授权许可】

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