Analysis on beverage consumption status and influence factors of primary and secondary school students in Hebei Province

Abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate beverage consumption and influence factors of primary and secondary school students， and provide a scientific basis for guiding the reasonable consumption of beverages for middle and elementary school students in Hebei Province.MethodsMulti-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was applied to sample participants， and 3 259 primary and secondary school students were enrolled. Food Frequency Questionnaire was employed to collect beverage consumption situation in the last month.ResultsThe beverage consumption rate of primary and secondary school students in Hebei Province was 66.62% （2 171/3 259）. And the most common beverages were： vegetable protein beverages （28.60%）， carbonated beverages （24.70%）， non-100% fruit and vegetable juices （24.09%）. The consumption rates of plant protein beverages， non-100% fruit and vegetable juice beverages， carbonated beverages， and milk-containing beverages among primary school students were higher than those among middle school students （P<0.05）； and the consumption rate of tea beverages among middle school students was higher than that of primary school students （P<0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that gender， region， school stage and mother’s degree of education had an impact on the beverage consumption rate of primary and secondary school students （P<0.05）.ConclusionThe beverage consumption of primary and secondary school students in Hebei Province is common ， and targeted education should be adopted to promote their scientific consumption.

Keywords

• primary and secondary school students
• beverage
• consumption rate
• influencing factors