Predictors of breakfast consumption behavior among undergraduate students: Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University

Authors

  • Nuttawee Changchai Lecturer, Community Public Health Program, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
  • Pattita Lerdjariyaporn Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
  • Jirattikan Songhong Student in Community Public Health Program, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
  • Montiya Pimchai Student in Community Public Health Program, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
  • Tuannasuha ToKumalo Student in Community Public Health Program, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University

Keywords:

Undergraduate students, Predictive factors, Consumption behavior, Breakfast

Abstract

     This cross-sectional research aimed to study breakfast consumption behavior and to investigate predisposing factors, reinforcing factors, and enabling factors for breakfast consumption behavior among undergraduate students from the Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University. One hundred thirty samples were collected using self-administered questionnaires by quota and simple random sampling. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
     The results showed that in all of the samples, 78.5 percent were found consuming breakfast, and 21.5 percent abstaining from breakfast, with 85.7 percent giving the main reason for not consuming breakfast due to waking up late. The average mean score of breakfast consumption behavior was 1.97 with a standard deviation of 1.03, and 75.4 percent of samples were found in a good level of breakfast consumption behavior. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that all factors could predict breakfast consumption behavior in samples by 15.8 percent (R2 = 0.158, p-value < 0.05). Female, income, breakfast consumption sources (canteen, residence, and convenience store), and nutrition knowledge variables significantly predicted breakfast consumption behavior (Beta = -0.223, -0.213, -0.212, and 0.201, p-value < 0.05), respectively. Therefore, the finding of this study can be used to promote healthy breakfast consumption among undergraduate students in order to complete both physical and mental health.

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2023-12-12

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Changchai, N., Lerdjariyaporn, P., Songhong, J., Pimchai, M., & ToKumalo, T. (2023). Predictors of breakfast consumption behavior among undergraduate students: Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University. Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences Research, 5(3), 77–91. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPHNU/article/view/262020

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2023): Vol.5 No.3 September-December 2023

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