• Medicine · Oct 2020

    Influence of parental education levels on eating habits of pupils in Nigerian primary schools.

    • MaryJoy Umoke, Prince C I Umoke, Nkechi G Onyeke, Vera Victor-Aigbodion, Chiedu Eseadi, Elizabeth N Ebizie, Patience Enuma Obiweluozo, Uchenna Eugenia Uzodinma, Chiamaka Adaobi Chukwuone, Ifeoma Ngozi Dimelu, Rowland C Uwakwe, Mercy Benedette Ifeoma Uba, Chinyere Ori Elom, and Raphael Oluwasina Babalola Folorunsho.
    • Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Oct 23; 99 (43): e22953e22953.

    AbstractThis study investigated the eating habits of pupils in Nigerian primary schools based on the respective education levels of their parents.Data were obtained using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). Participants included a total of 144 pupils who were purposively selected from 6 primary schools. Based on responses, a cross-sectional analytic study design was implemented to investigate how parental education levels (PELs) influenced the eating habits of their children. Data assessment was performed using a one-way between-group analysis of variance at the .05 probability level.PELs significantly affected the eating habits of participants, respectively. Specifically, low PEL was associated with more satiety responsiveness to food (F [2, 141] = 14.251, P < .001), higher responsiveness to food (F [2, 141] = 36.943, P = <.001) greater food enjoyment (F [2, 141] = 93.322, P < .001), greater drinking desires (F [2, 141] = 23.677, P < .001), and the tendency for emotional over-eating (F [2, 141] = 13.428, P < .001), while high PEL was associated with slower eating (F [2, 141] = 11.665, P < .001), fussier responses to food (F [2, 141] = 14.865, P < .001), and a higher tendency for emotional under-eating (F [2, 141] = 5.137, P < .01).This study examined PELs in relation to the respective eating habits of their children, who were attending Nigerian primary schools. Data showed that children with parents who had high, middle, and low education levels tended to exhibit progressively worse eating habits, in descending order.

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