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Does a low-income urban population practise healthy dietary habits?
- Source :
- International health. 10(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background The purpose of this study was to identify the unhealthy dietary habits and practices in a low-income community in an urban area and determine the associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a low-income housing area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data were collected using a questionnaire via face-to-face interviews by trained enumerators in order to obtain details on sociodemographic characteristics and dietary practices. Results Descriptive statistics showed that 86.7% of the respondents in the low-income community consumed fruit and vegetables less than five times per day, 11.7% consumed carbonated and sweetened drinks more than twice per day and about 25% consumed fast food more than four times per month. In total, 65.2% (n=945) did not have healthy dietary practices. Binary logistic regression showed that age, education and ethnicity were significant predictors of unhealthy dietary practices among the low-income community. Those in the 30-59 years age group had higher odds (odds ratio 1.65, p=0.04) of practising an unhealthy diet as compared with those older than 60 years of age. Conclusion Unhealthy dietary practices were found to be common among the low-income group living in an urban area. Healthy lifestyle intervention should be highlighted so that it can be adopted in the low-income group.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Adult
Male
Health (social science)
Urban Population
Cross-sectional study
Population
Ethnic group
Logistic regression
Odds
03 medical and health sciences
Environmental health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Humans
education
Poverty
education.field_of_study
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Malaysia
General Medicine
Odds ratio
Feeding Behavior
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Diet, Healthy
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18763405
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7a7be9dac4b43fa180e108de8bb29988