Breakfast Skipping and Determinant Factors among Moroccan School Adolescents (12–19 Years): The Case of Beni Mellal City

Autor: Kamal Kaoutar, Ahmed Chetoui, kaltoum Boutahar, Soufiane El Moussaoui, Abdeslam El Kardoudi, Mohamed Najimi, Fatiha Chigr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Portuguese Journal of Public Health, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3145
DOI: 10.1159/000534082
Popis: Introduction: Breakfast skipping is an unhealthy eating behavior reportedly common among adolescents. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with breakfast skipping among schoolchildren aged 12–19 years in Beni Mellal city, Morocco, and to assist in the design of interventions to improve breakfast consumption habits of school-aged children in this region. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 550 children were included in the study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with skipping breakfast consumption. The association between dependent and independent variables was assessed using an odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval and p value
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