Determinants of milk and milk product consumption among primary school children in a district of Ankara, Turkey

Görkem Bitirak, Hasan Barış Ilgaz, Tuba Leman Kaya, Kıvılcım Kiliç, Dilek Aslan

Abstract


Aim. Determination of influencing factors of milk and milkproduct consumption among a group of primary school childrenin Ankara. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, thestudy population consisted of 356 students in two grades (5thand 8th), and 335 (193 5th grades, and 142 8th grades). The participationrate was 94%. The SPSS program 15.0 was used fordata entry and basic statistical analysis. The chi-square test forcross tabulations and logistic regression to identify influencingfactors of milk consumption were used. Results. Of the335 students; 193 were in 5th grade, and 142 were in 8th grade.The mean age was 10.1±0.4 in 5th grade, and it was 13.3±0.7 in8th grade. In the logistic regression analysis significantly positiveassociations were determined between “milk consumptionof the students” and the grade (OR=6,934, 95%CI=2,634-18,254; p<0.001), male sex (OR=2,713, 95%CI=1,220-6,030;p=0.014), presence of milk at home everyday (OR=2,935,95%CI=1,086-5,281; p=0.030), buy milk with pocket money(OR=2,303, 95%CI=1,036-5,121; p=0.041), eat breakfast everyday(OR=4,994, 95%CI=2,161-11,541; p<0.001), and preferto drink milk instead of cola (OR=2,961, 95%CI=1,210-7,248; p<0.001). Conclusion. School-based interventions topromote milk consumption in earlier grades with a holisticapproach can contribute to children’s understanding of thehealth benefits of milk at earlier ages.

Keywords


Children, School, Milk, Consumption

Full Text:

PDF

References


Fox PF. Milk Proteins: General and Historical In: Fox PF, McWeeney PLH (Eds). Advanced Dairy Chemistry (Volume 1). Third Edition. Part A. New York, Springer Verlag Publish;2003,pp.1-41.

Black RE, Williams SM, Jones IE, Goulding A. Children who avoid drinking cow milk have low dietary calcium intakes and poor bone health. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2002;76: 675-80.

Heaney P, McCarron D, Dawson-Huges B, et al. Dietary changes in favourably affect bone remodeling in older adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 1999;99:1128-33.

Christopher BE, Nordin N. Calcium and osteoporosis. Nutrition. 1997;13:718.

Miller GD, Jarvis KJ, McBean LD. Handbook of Dairy Foods and Nutrition. In: Jensen RG, Kroger M (Eds). The Importance of Milk and Milk Products in the Diet. CRC Press, New York, 2000, pp. 4-24.

Jain M. Dairy foods, dairy fats, and cancer: a review of epidemiological evidence. Nutrition Research. 1998;18(5):905-37.

Durmaz H, Sagun E, Tarakci Z. The Habits of Fluid Milk Consumption of College Students. YYÜ. Vet. Fak. Derg. 2002,13(1-2):69-73.

Nicklas TA. Calcium intake trends and health consequences from childhood through adulthood. J Am Coll Nutr. 2003;22(5):340-56.

Connors P, Bednar C, Klammer S. Cafeteria factors that influence milk-drinking behaviors of elementary school children: grounded theory approach. J Nutr Educ. 2001;33(11):31-6.

Wiley AS. Transforming milk in a global economy. American Anthropologist. 2007; 109 (4): 666-677.

Hatirli SA, Ozkan B, Aktas AR Factors affecting fluid milk purchasing sources in Turkey. Food Quality and Preference. 2004;15(6): 509-15.

Nutrition: milk and yogurt. Ankara Medical Camber Community and Health Pages. (Beslenme: Süt ve yoğurt. Ankara Tabip Odası Toplum ve Sağlık Sayfaları). http://www.ato.org.tr/toplum/saglik/beslenme/beslenme_sagligi_sut_yogurt. shtml. Accessed at: 25.09.2007.

Bowman SA. Beverage choices of young females: Changes and impact on nutrient intakes. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1234-9.

Grimm GC, Harnack L, Story M. Factors associated with soft drink consumption in school-aged children J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104:1244-9.

Whatley Blum J, Jacobsen DJ, Donnelly JE. Beverage consumption patterns in elementary school aged children across a Two-Year Period. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2005;24(2):93–8.

Rampersaud GC, Bailey LB, Kauwell PA. National survey beverage consumption data for children and adolescents indicate the need to encourage a shift toward more nutritive beverages. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103,1:97.

Harnack L, Stang J, Story M. Soft drink consumption among US children and adolescents: nutritional consequences. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:436-41.

Rodriquez A, Novalbos JP, Martinez JM, Ruiz MA, Fernandez JR, Jimenez D. Eating disorders and altered eating behaviors in adolescents of normal weight in a Spanish city, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2001;28:338-45.

Shi Z, Lien N, Kumar BN, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Socio-demographic differences in food habits and preferences of school adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005;59(12):1439-48.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


2019 Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. All rights reserved.
 
The full text of articles published in this journal can be used free of charge for personal and educational purposes while respecting authors and publishers’ copyrights. For commercial purposes no part of this journal may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher.