Factors associated with the consumption of school meals by Brazilian adolescents: results of the PeNSE survey 2012

Author(s)

Nathália Tarossi Locatelli ^[1] ; Daniela Silva Canella ^[2] ; Daniel Henrique Bandoni ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil

^[2] Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

^[3] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 33, n. 4 2017-05-18.

Abstract

The aim was to study the association between socio-demographic and routine dietary variables and consumption of school meals by adolescents enrolled in public schools in Brazil. The study used data used from the National School Health Survey (PeNSE) 2012. To assess differences between schoolchildren based on whether or not they ate school meals, the study used Pearson’s chi-square test, and associations were analyzed with univariate and multivariate Poisson regression models. Of the 86,660 students included in the study, 22.8% eat school meals. Higher consumption of school meals is associated with male gender, brown skin color, residence outside state capitals, working, and low maternal schooling, for those that ate breakfast and lunch with their parents. The findings are relevant for planning strategies to encourage consumption of school meals. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/14881-4 - The consumption of meals offered in Brazilian public schools: results from the national adolescent School-based Health Survey 2012
• Grantee: Daniel Henrique Bandoni
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants