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The Dietary Habits and Perception of Vegetable Intake of Elementary Students in Gwangju and Jeonnam

광주·전남 일부지역 초등학생의 채소류 섭취에 대한 인식

  • Go, Young-Sook (Major in Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Education, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jeon, Eun-Raye (School of Human Performance and Recreation, The University of Southern Mississippi) ;
  • Jung, Lan-Hee (Dept. of Home Economics Education and Human Ecology Research Institute, Chonnam National University)
  • 고영숙 (전남대학교 교육대학원 가정교육전공) ;
  • 전은례 (남미시시피대학교 생활대학부) ;
  • 정난희 (전남대학교 가정교육과 및 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2012.10.04
  • Accepted : 2013.02.06
  • Published : 2013.02.28

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the dietary habits and perception of vegetable intake of elementary students in Gwangju and Jeonnam Gokseong county. Data collection was conducted from 5th and 6th grade students of elementary schools in Gwangju and Jeonnam Gokseong county using a structured questionnaire survey. The SPSS program was used for statistics processing and data analysis. The chi-square test was also conducted. In terms of dietary intake habits, female students consumed their meals slower than male students. Information on dietary habits and nutrition was commonly obtained from family, including the mother or father who commonly prepared meals at home. Snacks were commonly consumed less than twice daily, with the Gwangju area having a higher frequency of snacks than the Jeonnam area. Elementary students indicated that vegetables were their least favorite food, with female students having a higher interest in vegetables than male students. The pattern and perception of vegetable intake came when the students (that did not eat vegetables) were lectured by their parents on the nutritive value of vegetables. Most students understood the important nutritional ingredients of vegetables. In the case of an interest in vegetables, the Gwangju area showed significantly more comprehension than the Jeonnam area on the definition and role of dietary fiber, the dental benefits of dietary fiber, and the identification of the environment-friendly certification mark.

본 연구는 광주 전남 곡성군지역 초등학생의 식생활 특성, 채소류 섭취에 대한 실태와 인식, 채소류에 대한 관심을 조사하여 채소류와 채소류 음식에 대한 관심과 섭취 증진을 위한 식생활 교육의 방향을 설정하는데 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 조사기간은 2010년 8월 20일부터 9월 10일까지 광주와 전남 곡성군지역 초등학교 5, 6학년 362명을 대상으로 일반적 특성, 초등학생의 식생활 특성, 채소류 섭취에 대한 실태와 인식, 채소류에 대한 관심을 설문지를 통해 조사하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS(Statistics Package for Social Science, Ver. 18.0 for Window, SPSS Inc., Chicago IL, USA) 프로그램으로 통계 처리하여 분석하고, chi-square 검증을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 초등학생의 식생활 특성에서는 식사속도(p<0.001)에서 남학생과 여학생 간에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 남학생은 '10~15분 미만'이 40.1%, 5~10분 미만이 25.7%로 가장 많았고, 여학생은 15~20분 미만이 36.7%, 10~15분 미만은 34.7%로 여학생의 식사 속도가 더 느린 것으로 나타났다. 식생활 방법 및 영양에 관한 정보는 가족에게서 얻는다가 가장 많았고 가정에서 식사를 준비해 주는 사람은 '어머니, 아버지'로 응답한 경우가 지역별, 성별에 관계없이 가장 많았다. 간식으로 자주 먹는 음식으로 광주지역은 과일류등 자연식품이 40.0%, 전남 곡성군지역은 패스트푸드, 가공식품, 인스턴트식품이 34.5%로 전남 곡성군지역이 패스트푸드, 가공식품을 더 많이 먹는 것으로 나타났고, 성별 간에는 과일류 등 자연식품이 남학생이 35.4%, 여학생이 39.4%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 지역별, 성별에 관계없이 식습관의 문제점으로는 '편식', 가장 싫어하는 식품군은 '채소류'라고 응답한 경우가 가장 많았다. 둘째, 초등학생의 채소류 섭취에 대한 실태와 인식 항목에서 지역에 따라서는 채소류 음식을 먹지 않을 경우 부모님의 태도에서 유의한 차이(p<0.05)가 나타났고, 성별에 따라서는 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 채소류 음식을 먹지 않을 경우 부모님의 태도에서 '채소류의 유익한 영양 성분을 설명해 준다'가 광주지역 43.8%, 전남 곡성군지역 40.4%, 남학생 39.4%, 여학생 44.3%로 가장 높게 나타났고, 채소류가 우리 몸에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 '영양가가 높아서'라고 응답한 경우가 광주지역 90.6%, 전남 곡성군지역 88.2%, 남학생 87.1%, 여학생 91.2%로 거주 지역별, 성별에 관계없이 채소류의 영양성분의 중요성에 대해서는 높이 인식하고 있었다. 셋째, 초등학생의 채소류에 대한 관심에서는 식이섬유에 대한 인식여부(p<0.01), 식이섬유의 역할(p<0.01), 친환경 채소류의 인증표 구별여부(p<0.01), 식이섬유가 치아에 미치는 영향(p<0.01), 가족과 함께 채소류 재배섭취 경험(p<0.001) 등의 항목에서 지역에 따라 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 초등학생의 채소류에 대한 관심은 친환경 채소류의 인증표 구별여부와 가족과 함께 채소류 재배섭취 경험에서 전남 곡성군지역이 광주지역보다 더 관심이 많았으며, 이외에 모든 항목에서는 광주지역이 전남 곡성군지역보다 더 관심이 많은 것을 알 수 있었다. 성별의 경우 남 여학생 모두에서 친환경 채소류의 인증표 구별여부, 식이섬유가 치아에 미치는 영향을 알고 있는가에서 관심이 가장 적게 나타났고, 여학생이 남학생보다 채소류에 대한 관심이 더 많았다. 위와 같이 광주 전남 곡성군지역 초등학생들은 지역과 성별과 관계없이 자신의 식습관 중에서 편식을 가장 고쳐야 할 사항으로 인식하고 있었고 그 중에서도 채소류 영양성분의 중요성을 알고 있으면서도 가장 싫어하고 있는 식품군이었다. 이에 초등학생들의 채소류에 대한 관심과 섭취 증진을 위해서는 지역과 성별에 따른 맞춤 식생활 교육이 필요하다고 보인다. 지역의 특성을 고려하여 광주지역 초등학생들의 경우는 채소의 이름 알기, 전남 곡성군지역 초등학생들의 경우는 채소의 기능 알기 등으로 흥미를 가질 수 있도록 하고, 여학생보다 채소류에 관심이 더 적은 남학생들에게 더 많은 기회를 제공, 초등학생들이 정보뿐만 아니라 영향을 많이 받는 부모에게도 동시에 연계교육실시 등을 통하여 체계적이고 지속적인 교육이 이루어져야 할 것으로 보인다.

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