Dependence of the diet of married students on their gender and place of residence

Abstract

Introduction. Quality and regimen are the determinants that affect the state of health and ensure a high level of student academic success. Objective: to study the diet of married students depending on their gender and place of residence. Materials and methods. Materials: the results of a sociological survey of 32 married students of Uzhhorod National University, of which 13 (40.6%) lived in a dormitory, 10 (31.3%) in rented apartments and 9 (28.1%) at home. Of the surveyed students, men accounted for 15 (46.9%), and women 17 (53.1%). Methods: bibliosemantic, sociological, medico-statistical, of structural-and-logical analysis. During the sociological research, the confidentiality of information about respondents was preserved. Results. A significant difference in the diet of married students depending on their gender has not been established. As for the dependence of the method of nutrition on the place of students’ residence, the following has been established: 92.3% of students living at home have breakfast all the time, and there are no such students among those who live in the dormitory at all; 70.0% of students living in the dormitory and 30.8% of those living at home have dinner after 8 p.m., and 40.0% and 7.7%, respectively, have constant snacks at night. Students living at home have a fairly balanced diet, including meat and dairy products, eggs, fish and vegetables and fruits. At the same time, the analysis of the data obtained does not allow us to talk about the balanced nutrition of students living in the dormitory. For students living at home and in a rented apartment, the main place to eat is meals at the place of residence with partial meals in catering establishments or delivery or use of lunch boxes; for students living in dormitories, in most cases, there is no definite clear system of diet as for its place. Fast food is consumed daily by 30.0% of students living in dormitories in the absence of this category among students living at home. 40.0% of students who live in the dormitory and 15.4% who live at home consume snacks and sugary carbonated drinks daily. At the same time, 40.0% of students living in the dormitory consume alcoholic beverages daily in the absence of this category among students with the other places of residence. Conclusions. It has been established that the gender and place of residence of married students affect the regimen, place, balanced diet and frequency of their consumption of certain foods and alcohol. Married students living at home have the most rational eating style.