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KMID : 0358119880140010047
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1988 Volume.14 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.57
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AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION IN A DAY CARE CENTER, LOCATED IN THE LOW INCOME AREA OF SEOUL
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Abstract
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An ecological survey of early childhood nutrition was undertaken among 106 children, aged 3 to 6, attending the Yulgok day care center, Seoul, between March 4 and 12, and between December 12 and 21, 1985. The results were summarized as follows:
House size was 19.8 Pyong; number of household per house, 2.8; number of family members living together per room, 3.9; on the average. About 57% of mothers were engaged in income-generating activities within or outside of the home. Forty-six percent of families had average income, ranged W200,000 and W300,000; 13.4% of families received benefit of medical insurance for the poor.
The percentage of children having meals with their family members was 58.8% for breakfast; 12.7% for lunch; 51% for dinner. Energy intake was divided among breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack in a percentage ratio of 23.5: 23.7: 26.6: 26.2. In frequency of skipping breakfast, 29.4% of subjects skipped every morning or often skipped. About 14% of the children complained of having poor appetite at breakfast. Significance was obtained, as correlation coefficient=0.2069 (p 0.05), between hemoglobin and poor appetite. Concerning of dietary staple, boiled rice was taken by 97.2% of the subjects at breakfast; by 81.9% at lunch; by 96.5% at dinner. The survey indicated that children liked lavers, fruits, milk and milk products, Chajang noodles, in that order; in contrast, lowest preference was for aromatic vegetables and beans. Approximately 87.3% of the subjects had meals while watching TV or chattering.
New behaviors and habits of children on food sanitation and dietary manner were developed during the attendance of day care center.
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