Factors Related to Starch and Sugar Consumption between Meals among Elementary School Children Grade 6 from Khamthaleso District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Authors

  • Patama Visedketkan Khamthaleso Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Keywords:

Snacks consumption, Dental caries, Diet diaries, Oral Health Promotion School

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytic study aimed to assess starch and sugar consumptionbetween meals and to evaluate factors that relate to starch and sugar consumptionbetween meals among elementary school children grade 6 in Khamthaleso district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The samples were 148 persons. A 24 hours dietary record was collected for 7 days including 5 weekdays and 2 days on weekends. Personal factors, family factors, social and environmental factors were collected by personal information- questionnaires and school questionnaires. The factors were oral health network, sex, stay with parent, occupation of parent, number of children in family, pocket money allowance, experience of oral problem, perception of oral health importance and food control policy. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analysis. The results showed mean of frequency of starch and sugar consumption between meals was 1.93 times/day (SD = 1.04). the factors that significantly related to frequency of starch and sugar consumption between meals >2times/day (p-value= 0.05) were experience of oral problem(ORadj = 2.71, 95% CI = 1.27-5.78) and without snack in school policy (ORadj = 5.93, 95% CI = 1.91-18.37). Oral health promotion schools should be creating food control policy. And promote education on the impact of food consumption to oral health.

Author Biography

Patama Visedketkan, Khamthaleso Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Dentist, Senior Professional Level

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Published

2017-12-31

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Visedketkan, P. (2017). Factors Related to Starch and Sugar Consumption between Meals among Elementary School Children Grade 6 from Khamthaleso District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. REGIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION CENTER 9 JOURNAL, 11(26), 098–112. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RHPC9Journal/article/view/242753