Examining the Relationship Between Schoolchildren's Physical Activity and Nutrition Status

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 624 - 633, 01.12.2024

Müjde Kerkez , Ümmühan Aktürk , Behice Erci

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1363914

Abstract

Objective: Nutritional status of school children can be supported through physical activity. However, today, especially in Turkey, the nutritional status of school children is worrying. This study aimed for an inspection of the relationship between the physical activity of school children and their nutrition status.
Methods: The study was planned in a descriptive-correlational manner. The sample of the study constituted 339 students aged 10-14 from a province center located in Turkey’s eastern region. The data was collected through the Socio-Demographic Information Form, the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and the Mediterranean diet quality index.
Results: Of the students participating in the study, 56.9% of them were male and 48.1% were studying in the 8th grade. Male students' physical activity levels (2.21±0.61) and Mediterranean diet adaptation scores (3.44±2.14) were higher than female students. A low statistically significant relationship in the positive direction between Physical Activity and Mediterranean Diet (r=0.175, p<0.001) was determined.
Conclusion: In the current study, there was a low correlation between physical activity as well as sociodemographic factors and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Therefore, health education can be given in schools about balanced nutrition to support the physical activities of students.

Keywords

Nutrition, Children, Physical Activity, Public Health, School Nursing

Okul Çocuklarının Fiziksel Aktivitesi ile Beslenme Durumu Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Okul çağındaki çocukların beslenme durumları fiziksel aktivite ile desteklenebilir. Ancak günümüzde özellikle Türkiye'de okul çağındaki çocukların beslenme durumu endişe vericidir. Bu çalışmada okul çağındaki çocukların fiziksel aktiviteleri ile beslenme durumları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlandı.
Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı-ilişkisel tarzda planlandı. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye'nin doğu bölgesinde yer alan bir il merkezinde öğrenim gören 10-14 yaş arası 339 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler Sosyo-Demografik Bilgi Formu, Büyük Çocuklar için Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi ve Akdeniz Diyeti Kalite Indeksi kullanılarak toplandı.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %56.9'u erkek olup, %48.1’i sekizinci sınıfta okumakta idi. Erkek öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri (2.21±0.61) ve Akdeniz diyetine uyum puanları (3.44±2.14) kız öğrencilere göre daha yüksekti. Fiziksel Aktivite ile Akdeniz Diyeti arasında pozitif yönde düşük düzeyde istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir ilişki (r=0.175, p<0.001) belirlendi.
Sonuç: Mevcut çalışmada fiziksel aktivitenin yanı sıra sosyodemografik faktörler ile Akdeniz diyetine uyum arasında düşük bir ilişki olduğu görüldü. Bu nedenle öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivitelerini desteklemek amacıyla okullarda dengeli beslenme konusunda sağlık eğitimi verilmesi önerilir.

Keywords

Beslenme, Çocuk, Fiziksel Aktivite, Halk Sağlığı, Okul Hemşireliği.

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