Perception of Use of Environment-friendly Agricultural Products during School Foodservice of Mothers of Elementary School Students in Gyeonggi
10.5720/kjcn.2018.23.3.234
- Author:
Young Un AN
1
;
Myung Hee KIM
;
Mi Kyeong CHOI
;
Mi Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University, Yesan 32439, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
environment-friendly agricultural products;
school foodservice;
elementary school students' mothers
- MeSH:
Certification;
Child;
Education;
Food Quality;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Meals;
Mothers;
Sanitation;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2018;23(3):234-242
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was to investigate the perception of mothers of elementary school students regarding environment-friendly agricultural products in school foodservice. METHODS: A total of 282 mothers whose children were receiving environment-friendly agricultural products during elementary school foodservice in Gyeonggi participated in this questionnaire survey. The survey was conducted to investigate respondents perception and satisfaction with environment-friendly agricultural products in their children's school meals from May 29 to June 9, 2017. RESULTS: About 79% of the subjects were satisfied with school foodservice. The most important aspects of school foodservice were nutrition (35.8%) and sanitation (34.8%). Over 80% of the subjects were aware of environment-friendly agricultural products and about 54% of the subjects checked for a certification mark when purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products. Additionally, 72.3% of the subjects knew that environment-friendly agricultural products were used at school. The advantages of using environment-friendly agricultural products in school foodservice were safety (75.5%) and high food quality (16.3%). About 66% of the mothers knew the school was receiving support from the city or education office for using environment-friendly agricultural products. Additionally, 74.5% of the mothers responded that they are willing to pay for use of environment-friendly agricultural products when subsidies were not supported. CONCLUSIONS: The positive perception and high support for use of environment-friendly agricultural products in school foodservice among elementary students' mothers can be used as basic data for expansion of the use of environment-friendly agricultural products in school foodservice.
