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  • 标题:Does gender influence food intake and physical activity pattern among Palestinian adolescents in the Gaza Strip?
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  • 作者:Amal Sarsour ; Maysoun Turban ; Adnan Al Wahaidi
  • 期刊名称:Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • 印刷版ISSN:1020-3397
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:25
  • 期号:10
  • 页码:722-727
  • DOI:10.26719/emhj.19.073
  • 出版社:World Health Organization
  • 摘要:Background : One of the most important parameters that affect the development of adolescents is nutrition. Eating practices among adolescents may have long-term impact on their health, Aims : This study aimed to assess whether there is a difference in food intake and physical activity patterns among male and female adolescents (12–19 years old) in the Gaza Strip. Methods : The cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2016 among 378 adolescent students, 205 males, 173 females. Researchers utilized quantitative and qualitative measures by incorporating a face-to-face interview questionnaire with the adolescents and focus group discussions with parents. Results : Over 55% of participants were eating healthy foods with high frequency; the proportion of boys was greater than that of girls (P 0.05). In terms of physical activity pattern, more than half of the adolescents were practicing a sedentary lifestyle, girls statistically significantly more than boys (P < 0.001). No statistically significant sex-based association was found between food intake habits and physical activity pattern. Conclusions : Palestinian adolescents of both sexes in the Gaza Strip are practising unhealthy feeding habits coupled with an apparently highly sedentary lifestyle.
  • 关键词:lifestyle; adolescents; eating practices; physical activity; Gaza Strip
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