Nutritional habits of nursing students of the faculty of medicine of Osijek

Cilj istraživanja: Cilj istraživanja je ispitati prehrambene navike studenata sestrinstva Fakulteta za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo u Osijeku, te utvrditi postoje li razlike u načinu i kvaliteti prehrane studenata u odnosu na mjesto stanovanja. Nacrt studije: Presječna studija. Ispitanici i metode: U ispitivanju su sudjelovala 174 studenta preddiplomskog i diplomskog studija sestrinstva Fakulteta za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo u Osijeku. Istraživanje je provedeno tijekom travnja i svibnja 2018. godine. U istraživanju je korišten anonimni anketni upitnik koji se sastoji od 12 pitanja. Prvih 5 pitanja odnosi se na opće podatke: dob, spol, tjelesna visina, tjelesna masa i mjesto stanovanja. Drugi dio se odnosi na prehrambene navike. Treći dio sadrži tablicu o učestalosti konzumacije raznih namirnica. Rezultati: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 85,6 % osoba ženskog i 14,4 % osoba muškog spola. Studenti većinom imaju tri obroka dnevno te ne doručkuju redovito. Obroke većinom konzumiraju kod kuće i smatraju kako su se njihove navike promjenile odlaskom na fakultet. Većina studenata namirnice konzumira u skladu sa preporukama, osim ribe i voća. Studenti koji žive sa obitelji češće ne doručkuju. Studenti u domu većinu obroka konzumiraju u studentskom restoranu, a ostali studenti obroke konzumiraju kod kuće. Studenti u domu jaja jedu rjeđe od ostalih studenata. Većina studenata je normalne mase. Zaključak: Većina studenata ima tri obroka dnevno i ne doručkuje redovito te smatra kako su se njihove navike promjenile odlaskom na fakultet. Studenti većinu namirnica konzumiraju dovoljno, osim ribe i voća. Studenti u domu jaja jedu rijeđe no ostali studenti te većinu obroka konzumiraju u studentskom restoranu. Ostali studenti većinu obroka konzumiraju kod kuće. Većina studenata je normalne mase.Research aims: The aim of the research is to examine the nutritional habits of the nursing students of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health in Osijek, and to determine whether there are differences in the way and the quality of the students' diet in relation to the place of residence. Research type: Cross-sectional study Subjects and Methods: 174 undergraduate and graduate students of the Department of Dental Medicine and Health in Osijek participated in the study. The research was conducted in April and May 2018. An anonymous questionnaire consisting of 12 questions was used in the research. The first 5 questions refer to general information: age, gender, body height, body mass and place of residence. The second part refers to eating habits. The third part contains a table on the frequency of consumption of various foods. Results: 85.6% of female and 14.4% of male subjects participated in the study. Students usually have three meals a day and do not have regular breakfast. They mostly consume their meals at home and believe their habits have changed since starting college. Most students consume food according to recommendations, except fish and fruit. Students who live with their family often do not have breakfast. Students residing in student dorms consume most of their meals in a student restaurant, while other students eat meals at home. Students residing in student dorms eat eggs less frequently than other students. Most students have normal body mass. Conclusion: Most students have three meals a day and do not have breakfast regularly. They also state their habits have changed by going to college. Students eat most of the food, except fish and fruit. Students residing in student dorms eat eggs less frequently than other students and consume most of their meals in the student restaurant. Other students eat most meals at home. Most students have normal body mass