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The Korean Nutrition Society (한국영양학회)
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Dietary Habits and Nutrition Knowledge of Children Using Community Food Service Centers according to Family Type

무료급식소를 이용하는 아동의 가족유형에 따른 식습관 및 영양지식 비교

  • Lee, Joo-Hee (Nutrition Education major, Graduate School of Education, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Son, Eun-Young (Nutrition Education major, Graduate School of Education, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim, Yeon-Soo (Nutrition and Dietetics Program, School of Human Ecology, Louisiana Tech University) ;
  • Lim, Yun-Sook (Nutrition Education major, Graduate School of Education, Kyunghee University)
  • 이주희 (경희대학교 교육대학원 영양교육) ;
  • 손은영 (경희대학교 교육대학원 영양교육) ;
  • 김연수 (루이지애나 공과대학교 가정학과) ;
  • 임윤숙 (경희대학교 교육대학원 영양교육)
  • Received : 2011.02.11
  • Accepted : 2011.06.10
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess dietary habits and nutrition knowledge of elementary school students who use community food-service centers according to family type. The subjects were comprised of 147 individuals in low-income households, aged from 7 to 12 years, and who consumed free meals at community welfare centers or at local children's centers in Seoul and Kyunggi-do, Korea. Dietary habits and dietary intake were obtained using 24-hr recall. Children in low-income single parent families skipped breakfast more frequently than children in low-income married pa-rent families. No difference in nutrition intake or dietary habits was observed between children in low-income single parent families and children in low-income married parent families. More interest and financial support of the government are required to develop nutrition education and food assistance programs for children in low-income single parent families.

본 연구는 무료급식소를 이용하는 아동의 가족유형에 따른 아동의 영양지식, 식습관 및 영양섭취상태를 파악하고 나아가 가족유형에 따른 차이를 비교, 분석하였다. 조사대상아동의 식습관은 아침 결식률이 매우 높게 나타났고, 특히 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 경우 세끼를 모두 챙겨먹지 않는 비율이 유의적으로 높았다. 가족 유형별 영양지식점수 차이는 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 성별에 따른 영양지식점수는 차이를 보여서 철분의 기능에 대한 문항에 대해 한부모 가정 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 양부모 가정에서도 단백질과 물의 기능, 영양소 필요량의 문항에 대해 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 각 영양소 섭취량은 가족유형, 성별, 학년에 따른 유의적 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 식이섭유소, 엽산, 칼슘의 섭취량은 모든 어린이들에 있어서 권장량보다 낮았으며 반면 나트륨의 섭취량은 권장량의 3배이상으로 높았다. 이상의 연구 결과를 살펴보면 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 식습관 및 영양섭취상태가 좋지 못한 경향으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 한부모 가정 아동을 위한 영양 교육과 영양 지원 프로그램 개발을 위한 정부와 각 기관의 관심과 인적, 물적 지원이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

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