FACTORS INFLUENCING SNACKS AND SUGARY BEVERAGES CONSUMPTION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN MUANG DISTRICT, NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE
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snack, sugary beverages, consumption behavior, primary school-age childrenAbstract
This descriptive study aims to investigate the factors influencing the consumption of snacks and sugary beverages among primary school–age students in Muang District, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand. The PRECEDE model served as a conceptual framework for this study. The random sample consisted of 380 students enrolled in the 4th-6th grade in Nakhon Sawan Province. Google Forms questionnaires were used to collect data, which was then analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square statistics.
The findings revealed that the sample population was female (50.26%), with a mean age of 10.70 years (S.D. = 1.027), enrolled in Grade 4 (52.84%), and received daily allowance with a range of 40-45 baht from their parents (57.34%) exhibited a low consumption of snack and sugary beverage consumption. Our findings also indicated that Age, height, education level, accessibility to snacks and sugary beverages, attitude toward snacks and sugary beverages consumption, and motivation for snacks and sugary beverages consumption (p<.0001) were significantly associated with snack and sugary beverages consumption. This study's findings suggest that it can be used as a definitive guide for parents and teachers to monitor children's consumption of snacks and sugary beverages and to develop optimally balanced diets for children.
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