Health-related behaviors and nutritional status of adolescents who study as  boarders and day-students

Emine Ela KÜÇÜK; OSMAN GÜNAY

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Health-related behaviors and nutritional status of adolescents who study as boarders and day-students

Authors:

Emine Ela KÜÇÜK | OSMAN GÜNAY

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 4, pp.960-966

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751897

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Abstract:

 

Background/aim: Boarders and day-students study together in regional boarding schools. This study was carried out to compare the health and nutritional status of boarders and day-students who study at regional boarding schools in Turkey.   Materials and methods: A total 634 boarders and 492 day-students in the 4th?8th years of nine boarding schools in Giresun Province of Turkey were included. A questionnaire including 49 questions about sociodemographic characteristics and health and nutritional status was completed by the students. Height and weight measurements of the students were also taken. The chi-square test was used for statistical analyses.   Results: The boarders evaluated their health status as worse than the day-students. The proportion of the students having three meals a day was higher among the boarders than the day-students. According to BMI values, 11% of the boarders were evaluated as underweight, 77% as normal, 9.5% as overweight, and 2.5% as obese. These proportions were respectively 15.5%, 67.3%, 12.8%. and 4.5% for the day-students.   Conclusion: The boarders have more regular diets and the proportion of normal-weighed boarders was higher than that of the day-students. However, they perceived their health as worse than the day-tudents.

Article Details

Health-related behaviors and nutritional status of adolescents who study as boarders and day-students

Authors: Emine Ela KÜÇÜK | OSMAN GÜNAY

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 4, pp.960-966

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2016

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000751897

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

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Authors:

Emine Ela KÜÇÜK | OSMAN GÜNAY

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2016 Vol.46 Issue 4, pp.960-966

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751897

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144