Lisičić-Konaković Mirela, Mesihović-Dinarević Senka, Bajrić Elmedin, Jurišić Sanja, Musa Trolić Ines, Ćubela Mladen, Šarac Zdenko, Zukanović Amila
Paediatrics Department, Ilidža Health Centre, Public Institution Health Centre of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Med Glas (Zenica). 2023 Aug 1;20(2). doi: 10.17392/1618-23.
Aim To investigate the frequency of consumption of sweet and salty snacks among children aged 2-18 years in relation to their mothers' education level. Methods A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted in five dental practices at the School of Medicine of the University of Mostar from May to October 2022. The data were collected from medical records. Results: Out of a total of 477 children, 172 (36.1%) had mothers with a high school education, while 305 (63.9%) had mothers with a university degree. In the group of preschool children (aged 2-6 years), there were 42 mothers with high school education and 105 with university degree. In the group of school children (age 7-18 years) there were 130 mothers with high school education and 200 with university degree. The difference in the consumption of sweetened beverages among children of mothers with high school and university was not statistically significant. Similar results were found for the consumption of salty snacks, lollipops, caramels and candies. The frequency of the consumption of biscuits, chocolate and cakes (several times a day) was statistically significantly higher among the children of mothers with high school education (p=0.04), especially among school children. Eating habits of children, regardless of the level of education of their mothers, differed significantly only in the consumption of lollipops, caramels, and candies (p=0.03), which were consumed once a day by 79 (63.7%) schoolchildren and 45 (36.3%) of pre-schoolers. Conclusion A higher level of education among mothers does not necessarily equate to proper nutritional knowledge.
目的 调查2至18岁儿童食用甜咸零食的频率与其母亲教育水平之间的关系。方法 2022年5月至10月，在莫斯塔尔大学医学院的五家牙科诊所进行了一项描述性流行病学研究。数据从病历中收集。结果：在总共477名儿童中，172名（36.1%）的母亲具有高中学历，而305名（63.9%）的母亲具有大学学历。在学龄前儿童组（2至6岁）中，有42名母亲具有高中学历，105名具有大学学历。在学龄儿童组（7至18岁）中，有130名母亲具有高中学历，200名具有大学学历。母亲具有高中学历和大学学历的儿童在饮用含糖饮料方面的差异无统计学意义。在食用咸味零食、棒棒糖、焦糖和糖果方面也发现了类似的结果。母亲具有高中学历的儿童食用饼干、巧克力和蛋糕（每天数次）的频率在统计学上显著更高（p=0.04），尤其是在学龄儿童中。无论母亲的教育水平如何，儿童的饮食习惯仅在食用棒棒糖、焦糖和糖果方面存在显著差异（p=0.03），79名（63.7%）学龄儿童和45名（36.3%）学龄前儿童每天食用一次。结论 母亲较高的教育水平不一定等同于正确的营养知识。
