[ Etude de l’offre et du comportement alimentaires des adolescents dans les collèges privés et publics au Bénin : Cas de trois collèges à Cotonou ]
Volume 27, Issue 1, August 2019, Pages 410–416
Darboux Aymeric Joaquin1, Sossa Jerome Charles2, and Falola Lionel Geldys3
1 Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 188 Cotonou, Benin
2 Institut Régional de Santé Publique Comlan Alfred Quenum, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 384 Ouidah, Benin
3 Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 188 Cotonou, Benin
Original language: French
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The poor quality of diet in adolescents contributes to the occurrence of nutritional diseases in adulthood. The aim of this study was to describe the food offer and behavior of adolescents and to examine their relationship to the type of secondary school in the city of Cotonou in Benin. The study was transversal with a descriptive and analytical purpose. It was conducted in 140 adolescents aged 10 to 19, randomly selected from one public school and two private in Cotonou. The diversity of the food supply was better in private schools (6/7 versus 4/7). Breakfast was regularly taken by 42.1% of teenagers. On a daily basis, 8.6% of teens consumed fruit and vegetables at least five times, 34.3% consumed dairy products at least once, and 82.1% less than 3 times protein foods. The frequency of consumption of pastries or pastries was 44.3% and that of soft drinks 18.6% at least once a day. Of these, 27.9% already had experience with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The eating behavior of adolescents was not associated with the type of college. These results show that the food offer in secondary schools needs to be improved to make more nutritious foods and balanced meals available. Adolescents should benefit from nutrition education to promote better eating behaviors.
Author Keywords: quality, diet, adolescent, secondary school, Benin.
Volume 27, Issue 1, August 2019, Pages 410–416
Darboux Aymeric Joaquin1, Sossa Jerome Charles2, and Falola Lionel Geldys3
1 Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 188 Cotonou, Benin
2 Institut Régional de Santé Publique Comlan Alfred Quenum, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 384 Ouidah, Benin
3 Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, BP 188 Cotonou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The poor quality of diet in adolescents contributes to the occurrence of nutritional diseases in adulthood. The aim of this study was to describe the food offer and behavior of adolescents and to examine their relationship to the type of secondary school in the city of Cotonou in Benin. The study was transversal with a descriptive and analytical purpose. It was conducted in 140 adolescents aged 10 to 19, randomly selected from one public school and two private in Cotonou. The diversity of the food supply was better in private schools (6/7 versus 4/7). Breakfast was regularly taken by 42.1% of teenagers. On a daily basis, 8.6% of teens consumed fruit and vegetables at least five times, 34.3% consumed dairy products at least once, and 82.1% less than 3 times protein foods. The frequency of consumption of pastries or pastries was 44.3% and that of soft drinks 18.6% at least once a day. Of these, 27.9% already had experience with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The eating behavior of adolescents was not associated with the type of college. These results show that the food offer in secondary schools needs to be improved to make more nutritious foods and balanced meals available. Adolescents should benefit from nutrition education to promote better eating behaviors.
Author Keywords: quality, diet, adolescent, secondary school, Benin.
Abstract: (french)
La mauvaise qualité de l’alimentation chez l’adolescent contribue à la survenue des maladies nutritionnelles à l’âge adulte. L’objectif de la présente étude était de décrire l’offre et le comportement alimentaire des adolescents et d’examiner leur lien avec le type d’école dans la ville de Cotonou au Bénin. L’étude était transversale à visée descriptive et analytique. Elle a été conduite chez 140 adolescents âgés de 10 à 19 ans, sélectionnés aléatoirement dans un collège public et deux privés à Cotonou. La diversité de l’offre alimentaire était meilleure dans les collèges d’enseignement privé (6/7 versus 4/7). Le petit déjeuner était pris régulièrement par 42,1 % des adolescents. Quotidiennement, 8,6 % des adolescents consommaient au moins cinq fois des fruits et légumes, 34,3 % consommaient au moins une fois des produits laitiers et 82,1 % moins trois fois des aliments sources de protéines. La fréquence de consommation des pâtisseries ou viennoiseries était de 44,3 % et celle des boissons sucrées de 18,6 % au moins une fois par jour. Parmi eux 27,9 % avaient déjà une expérience de consommation de boissons alcoolisées. Le comportement alimentaire des adolescents n’était pas associé au type de collège. Au vu des résultats, l’offre alimentaire dans les collèges doit être améliorée pour rendre disponible des aliments plus favorables à la santé et des repas équilibrés. Les adolescents devraient bénéficier d’une éducation nutritionnelle pour favoriser l’adoption de meilleurs comportements alimentaires.
Author Keywords: qualité, alimentation, adolescent, collège, Bénin.
How to Cite this Article
Darboux Aymeric Joaquin, Sossa Jerome Charles, and Falola Lionel Geldys, “Study of the food offer and eating behavior of adolescents in private and public secondary schools in Benin : Case of three schools in Cotonou,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 410–416, August 2019.
