Department of Health Sciences, Brigham Young University, 2149 Life Sciences, Provo, UT 84602.
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J Sch Health. 2018 Feb;88(2):139-149. doi: 10.1111/josh.12597.
Having breakfast is correlated with health and academic benefits; yet, many children do not consume breakfast, and participation in the federal School Breakfast Program remains low. The purpose of this study was to examine parent perceptions of school breakfast and identify relationships between those who consume breakfast at school and those who do not.
A random sample of 100 schools, representing 29 school districts, across the state of Utah was selected to participate in the survey. Administrators were asked to distribute an online survey link to the parents of their school. Parents answered questions about their oldest kindergarten through 12th grade child. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed.
A total of 488 parents completed the survey. In a multilevel model, child grade level, participation in free and reduced-price lunch, and perceive benefits to school breakfast were significantly related to eating breakfast at school. Some major themes from the qualitative analysis included no need for school breakfast, perception of regional values, and logistical issues.
Parent perception of school meals is related to participation. This study identifies several areas of perception that could be address through parent education to increase school breakfast participation.
吃早餐与健康和学业收益有关；然而，许多儿童不吃早餐，而且参与联邦学校早餐计划的比例仍然很低。本研究的目的是调查家长对学校早餐的看法，并确定在学校吃早餐和不吃早餐的人群之间的关系。
从犹他州的 29 个学区中随机抽取了 100 所学校参与调查。管理员被要求向学校的家长分发在线调查链接。家长回答了关于他们最大的幼儿园到 12 年级孩子的问题。进行了定性和定量分析。
共有 488 位家长完成了调查。在多层次模型中，孩子的年级、参与免费和降价午餐以及认为学校早餐有好处与在学校吃早餐显著相关。定性分析的一些主要主题包括不需要学校早餐、对地区价值观的看法和后勤问题。
家长对学校膳食的看法与参与度有关。本研究确定了一些可以通过家长教育来解决的看法领域，以增加学校早餐的参与度。
