Sugar sweetened beverages knowledge and associated factors among primary and middle school students in Shenzhen
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.012
- VernacularTitle:深圳市中小学生含糖饮料认知现状及其影响因素
- Author:
ZHANG Shuangxia, LI Yanyan, XIONG Jingfan, LI Yan, YAO Ping
1
Author Information
1. Medical College, Shihezi University School, Shihezi (832000) , Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carbohydrates;
Beverages;
Cognition;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(5):691-695
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the status of sugar sweetened beverages(SSBs) and its associated factors among primary and middle school students in Shenzhen, providing reference for nutrition and health education.
Methods:A random number table and convenience sampling method was used to select 40 135 primary and middle school students aged 6-18 years in Shenzhen. Data was collected to investigate their SSBs knowledge and associated factors.
Results:The proportion of SSBs knowledge score less than 60 points, between 60-79 points and 80-100 points were 5.6%, 41.9% and 52.4%. Multivariate analysis showed that age(4-6 grade, junior middle and high school), gender(female), parents education(high school or vocational schools, colleges and universities as bachelors, masters or doctors), students pay attention to the ingredient list (seldom, none), parental dissuasion or reward behavior (only forced dissuasion, giving no dissuasion, occasional reward, no reward), and the storing beverages at home (seldom, none) were associated with total SSBs knowledge score and milk containing beverage knowledge score ( β =-0.79，-1.19，-1.74，0.58， 1.20 ，1.81，2.98，3.13，2.70，4.85，6.34,6.41，-0.99，-0.78，-1.81，-2.40，5.85，6.26，0.61，1.92， P <0.05). Age(4-6 grade, junior middle and high school), gender(female), father s education background(with colleges and universities as bachelor, masters or doctors), mother s education background(high schools or vocational schools, colleges and universities as bachelors, masters or doctors), parents dissuation behaviors(giving no dissuation), parents rewarding behavior(seldom, none), storing beverages at home(seldom, none) were associated with the total SSBs knowledge score and milk containing beverage knowledge score( β =-0.68， -0.92 ，-0.49，0.26，0.51，1.05，1.09，0.90，1.93，2.62，2.55，-0.68，0.93，1.13，0.21，0.92， P <0.05).
Conclusion:Primary and middle school students have moderate to high level of SSBs knowledge. It is necessary for students and their parents to learn more SSBs related nutrition healthy knowledge, and to reduce home availability of SSBs.
