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DIFFERENCES IN EATING BEHAVIOR, EATING HABITS, AND NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
Abstract
Nutritional problems among adolescents, including eating behavior disorders, are still
relatively high. Environmental factors, such as the distinction between urban and rural
areas, can affect adolescents' eating behavior, eating habits, and nutritional knowledge.
This study aims to determine differences in eating behavior, eating habits, and
nutritional knowledge among adolescent girls in urban and rural areas. This study was
a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 47 respondents from each region,
namely SMPN 5 Ngawi (rural) and SMPN 1 Kendal (urban), who were selected using
purposive sampling with inclusion criteria: adolescent girls aged 13-18 years at SMPN
5 Ngawi and SMPN 1 Kendal who were willing to participate in the study and the
exclusion criteria: adolescents who were on a diet, had eating disorders, or sick. The
research variables were eating behavior measured using the Dutch Eating Behaviour
Questionnaire (DEBQ), eating habits data using the Adolescent Food Habits Checklist
(AFHC) questionnaire, and nutritional knowledge questionnaire. Data was analyzed by
the Independent T-test and Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that emotional
eating was more prevalent among rural adolescents (61.7%), external eating among
urban adolescent girls (68.1%), and restrained eating among urban adolescents
(53.2%). The majority of rural adolescents had good eating habits (63.8%), while the
majority of urban adolescents had good nutritional knowledge (78.7%). The results of
the bivariate analysis showed significant differences in external eating (p=0.033),
eating habits (p=0.034), and nutritional knowledge (p=0.000) between urban and rural
adolescent girls, while emotional eating (p=0.193) and restraint eating (p=0.868)
showed no difference. In conclusion, there were differences in external eating, eating
habits, and nutritional knowledge between urban and rural adolescent girls, but there
was no in emotional eating and restraint eating.
Publication Details
InstitutionUniversitas Darussalam Gontor
DepartmentIlmu Gizi
SubjectsH Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
KeywordsAdolescent girls, dietary behavior, food habits, nutrition knowledge,urban and rural.
Item ID5465
Deposited18 Feb 2025 09:15