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KMID : 1134820110400091244
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2011 Volume.40 No. 9 p.1244 ~ p.1255
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Comparison of the Perception of Meals and Nutrition Knowledge in General and Vocational High Schools
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Yun Eun-Jung
Chung Hae-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of meals and nutrition knowledge among high school students in Seoul. A survey was carried out on 548 male/female students in general and vocational high schools. The general high school students showed higher frequency of breakfast than the vocational high school students (p<0.001). As for the reasons for eating alone, the general high school students showed high frequency of "busy", whereas the vocational high school students revealed high frequency of "irregular meal times" (p<0.001). Concerning the habit of eating alone, "irregular meal times (25.0%)", "unbalanced diet (22.4%)", and "instant food (16.6%)" were observed in that order (p<0.01). The percentage of high school students who regarded family meals as meals eaten with every member of their family was 70.6% (p<0.05). The percentage of general high school students who ate family meals was 61.8% and that of vocational high school students was 50.0% (p<0.01). When agreement with attitudes, environment, and participation in family meals was evaluated using a Likert scale (strongly agree 5 points, strongly disagree 1 point), the general high school students showed a higher level of agreement than the vocational high school students, and the results showed a significantly higher level of agreement as the frequency of family meals increased. Likewise, the groups who scored a higher level of nutrition knowledge had positive attitudes, environment, and participation in family meals with significant differences.
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KEYWORD
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high school students, meals, nutrition knowledge
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