Determination of Breakfast Habits of Health School Students and the Factors Affecting Them: Bitlis Eren University Example
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Argun, M. Ş. & Zanlıer, B. (2021). Determination of Breakfast Habits of Health School Students and the Factors Affecting Them: Bitlis Eren University Example . NATURENGS , 2 (1) , 15-21 .Özet
In this study, it was aimed to determine the breakfast habits of Health School students and the
factors affecting them. The research was conducted with 120 students representing Bitlis Eren University Health
School students. The questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool. As a result of the study, it was observed
that 35.8% of the students had a regular breakfast every day, and 3.3% did not have breakfast. It was determined
that 48.3% of the students who skipped breakfast skipped because of waking up late, 24.2% due to lack of appetite
in the mornings, 10% because of not caring, 5% because of dislike to eat breakfast, 2.5% for economic
insufficiency, and 2.5% for fear of gaining weight. They reported that the most common situations encountered by
students when they did not eat breakfast were the feeling of hunger, weakness, fatigue, and decreased attention.
The majority of the students think that breakfast enables a fresh start to the day, breakfast is the most important
meal of the day and breakfast helps regulate blood sugar. It was observed that students whose fathers were public
employees skip breakfast more (p <0.001). As the monthly income of the students' families increased, the rate of
skipping breakfast increased (p <0.05). The effect of the smoking status on skipping breakfast was found to be
significant (p <0.01).