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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2022, vol. 28, issue2
Subject Area: Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2022282.4350
Published online: 09 May 2022
Original article
J of IMAB. 2022 Apr-Jun;28(2):4350-4355
EATING HABITS AND BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
Gergana Petrova1
, Elena Merdzhanova1, Valentina Lalova1, Penka Angelova2, Nikolay Boyadjiev2,
1) Department of Nursing care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Purpose: The present study aims to analyze eating habits and behavior in adolescents from different ethnic groups in the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with three different ethnic groups (Bulgarian, Turks, and Roma) in Plovdiv Region in Bulgaria. The study was conducted with a total of 185 middle or high school students. For the purposes of the study original semi-structured questionnaire was developed. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics v. 26 software (IBM Corp. Released 2019. Armonk, USA).
Results: More than half of the respondents eat breakfast in the morning, 107 (57.8%) sometimes eat breakfast, 52 (28.1%), and 26 (14.1%) never eat breakfast. Around 93% (50.3%) of children consume pasta daily, with the highest daily consumption among children of Turkish and Roma origin 21 (40.39%) Bulgarian boys and 14 (31.82%) Bulgarian girls consume pasta among Bulgarian children. More than half of the respondents, 105 (56.8%), consume fruits and vegetables daily. This trend persists among ethnic groups, but we have to note the fact that Roma boys at the age of 13 consume the least fresh fruits and vegetables compared to children from other ethnic groups.
Conclusions: More than half of the adolescents surveyed eat breakfast in the morning; Pasta products are consumed daily by half of the respondents, with the highest daily consumption among children of Turkish and Roma origin; Fruits and vegetables are consumed daily by more than half of the respondents.
Keywords: Adolescent seating habits, adolescent behavior, adolescents health, ethnic groups,
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Please cite this article as: Petrova G, Merdzhanova E, Lalova V, Angelova P, Boyadjiev N. Eating habits and behavior in adolescents from different ethnic groups in the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. J of IMAB. 2022 Jan-Mar;28(1):4350-4355. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2022282.4350
Correspondence to: Assoc. Prof. Gergana Petrova, PhD, Department of Nursing care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv; 15 A, Vasil Aprilov, blvd., Plovdiv – 4002, Bulgaria; E-mail: Gergana.Petrova@mu-plovdiv.bg
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Received: 10 December 2021
Published online: 09 May 2022