Association between socioeconomic factors and soft drink consumption among adults in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | PISEY VONG, Samphors Sim, Pall Chamroen, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Rebecca Dewey |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Consumption (economics) medicine.medical_specialty 030109 nutrition & dietetics General Immunology and Microbiology Cross-sectional study business.industry Public health viruses virus diseases 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Odds ratio General Medicine biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Logistic regression Social marketing General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine Risk factor General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics business Socioeconomic status |
| ISSN: | 2046-1402 |
| Popis: | Background: Soft drinks are an attractive and popular drink, consumed by many people to fulfill their energy. However, soft drink consumption is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association between socioeconomic factors and soft drink consumption among adults in Cambodia. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study with multi-stage random sampling was used to select 749 respondents from 12 communes across 5 districts in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. A structured questionnaire was used to assess socioeconomic factors and soft drink consumption. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression. Crude odds ratios and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confident intervals (CI) were calculated to show the strength of associations. Results: The overall prevalence of soft drink consumption was 44.73% (95%CI: 41.16-48.30%) across the sample population. The final model of multiple logistic regression showed only four factors to be significantly associated with soft drink consumption: gender, age, family size and income. Respondents most likely to consume soft drinks were men (AOR: 1.49, 95%CI: 1.10-2.00; p=0.009), those aged 31-59 years (AOR: 1.93, 95%CI: 1.98-4.62; p Conclusion: The prevalence of soft drink consumption in Cambodia is a major concern for public health. The predictive factors significantly associated with soft drink consumption identified by this study were gender, age, household size and income. Therefore, all stakeholders should contribute to social marketing and intervention focusing on reducing the consumption of soft drinks through advertising on social media, television and other popular media platforms. Furthermore, additional taxation of soft drinks should be considered. |
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