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What's in the lunchbox? Dietary behaviour of learners from disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape, South Africa.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Abrahams, Zulfa Villiers, Anniza De Steyn, Nelia Patricia Fourie, Jean Dalais, Lucinda Hill, Jillian Draper, Catherine E. Lambert, Estelle Victoria |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE To identify and describe factors associated with food shop (known as tuck shop in South Africa) and lunchbox behaviours of primary-school learners in South Africa. DESIGN Analysis of data collected in 2008 from a cross-sectional survey. SETTING Sixteen primary schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. SUBJECTS A total of 717 grade 4 learners aged 10-12 years. RESULTS A 24 h recall established that 69 % of learners carried a lunchbox to school and 49 % had consumed at least one item purchased from the school food shop/vendor. Most lunchboxes contained white bread with processed meat, whereas the most frequent food shop/vendor purchase comprised chips/crisps. Learners who carried a lunchbox to school had significantly lower BMI percentiles (P = 0·002) and BMI-for-age (P = 0·034), compared with their counterparts. Moreover, they were younger, had higher standard-of-living and dietary diversity scores, consumed more meals per day, had greater self-efficacy and came from predominantly urban schools, compared with those who did not carry a lunchbox to school. Learners who ate food shop/vendor purchases had a lower standard-of-living score and higher dietary diversity and meal scores. Only 2 % of learners were underweight, whereas 19 % were stunted and 21 % were overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2). CONCLUSIONS Children who carried a lunchbox to school appeared to have greater dietary diversity, consumed more regular meals, had a higher standard of living and greater nutritional self-efficacy compared with those who did not carry a lunchbox to school. |
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| DOI | 10.1017/S1368980011001108 |
| PubMed reference number | 21729474 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1368980011001108 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/15D72755E4BC5EDFD64B6FDB7C1A3A4D/S1368980011001108a.pdf/whats_in_the_lunchbox_dietary_behaviour_of_learners_from_disadvantaged_schools_in_the_western_cape_south_africa.pdf |
| Journal | Public health nutrition |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
