Background: Sociodemographic factors, nutrition and physical activity (PA) behaviors are among the factors affecting the weight management in primary school students. Objectives: To ınvestigate of factors associated with weight management in primary school students. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between May 2010 and June 2012 by taking the written permission from The Ministry Education Directorate and total of primary school 122 students with middle and low incomes were included The research data was collected from the families and students by using a questionnaire form. Results: Of the students 51.6% of them were boys and mean age was 12.18±.87. statistical differences were determined in weight management between the students those who received and those who did not receive planned FA and nutrition education from the nurse. No significant differences were determined according nutritional behaviors such as skipping meals, food consumption between meals, being influenced by advertisements, being influenced by friends, having attıtude of reading label reading. But statistical differences were found in weight management according to the variables of having dieting habits and perception of healthy eating. According to FA behaviors such as; playing in the school yard, the frequency of playing mobile games, transportation vehicle to school no differences in weight management were found. But significant difference was found in weight management according the intensity of leisure activities. Logistic regression model defined that receiving planned PA and nutrition education from the nurse was explanatory variable which affected positively the weight management and having dieting habits dieting was the explanatory variable which affected negatively the weight management, while the other variable weight management is determined to be ineffective variables. Conclusıon: It is revealed that trainings and health education given to primary school students by the nurse on healthy eating and PA play a significant role for the students to maintain weight management.
Background: Sociodemographic factors, nutrition and physical activity (PA) behaviors are among the factors affecting the weight management in primary school students. Objectives: To investgate of factors associated with weight management in primary school students. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between May 2010 and June 2012 by taking the written permission from the Ministry Education Directorate and total of primary school 122 students with middle and low income were included The research data was collected from the families and students by using a questionnaire form. Results: Of the students 51.6% of them were boys and average age was 12.18±.87. statistical differences were determined in weight management between the students who received and those who did not receive planned FA and nutrition education from the nurse. No significant differences were determined according to nutritional behaviors such as skipping meals, food consumption between meals, being influenced by advertisements, being influenced by friends, having attıtude of reading label reading. But statistical differences were found in weight management according to the variables of having dieting habits and perception of healthy eating. According to FA behaviors such as; playing in the school yard, the frequency of playing mobile games, transportation vehicle to school no differences in weight management were found. But significant difference was found in weight management according to the intensity of leisure activities. Logistic regression model defined that receiving planned PA and nutrition education from the nurse was explanatory variable which affected positively the weight management and having dieting habits dieting was the explanatory variable that affected negatively the weight management, while the other variable weight management is determined to be ineffective variables. Conclusion: It is revealed that training and health education given to primary school students by the nurse on healthy eating and PA play a significant role for the students to maintain weight management.
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