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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Social support and dairy products intake among adolescents: a study from Iran

Authors: Behjat Shokrvash, Leili Salehi, Maral Hariri Akbari, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi Mamagani, Saharnaz Nedjat, Mohammad Asghari, Freshteh Majlessi, Ali Montazeri

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Adequate daily milk and dairy products intake seems to an important for adolescents’ health. This study aimed to identify the high-risk group adolescents who did not meet the recommended daily serving milk and dairy products and indeed to find out associated factors relating to their nutrition behaviors.

Methods

This cross sectional study was carried out on 7th grade students, in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. An anonymous self–administrated questionnaire including items on perceived social support, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors was administered. In addition a valid food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) measuring daily milk products serving intake as a main outcome measure was completed for each respondent. Logistic regression analysis was applied to examine the association between milk and dairy products consumption and independents variables.

Results

In all 402 students (51.5 % female) participated in the study. The mean age of students was 12.9 (SD = 0.49) years. The average daily intake of milk and dairy products was 1.64 (SD = 0.78) servings per day. Overall 14.2 % of adolescents (18.8 % of girls, and 9.2 % of boys, p = 0.006) reported consumption of the recommended daily milk and dairy products serving per day. The results indicated that gender boys (OR for boys = 2.41, 95 % CI = 1.25–4.67), mother age (OR for age group 40–55 years = 2.52, 95 % CI = 1.18–5.38), poor perceived emotional family support, (OR = 1.10, 95 % CI = 1.05–3.61), and poor perceived practical family support (OR = 2.04, 95 % CI = 1.18–4.17) were the most significant contributing factors to low level milk and dairy products intake in adolescents.

Conclusion

The findings indicated that adolescents did not take the recommended daily amount of milk and dairy products and this appeared to be strongly related to low perceived family support. To achieve the recommended daily milk and dairy products serving consumption, family involvements in any programs that specifically address emotional and practical support for promoting daily milk and dairy products intake among adolescents are suggested.
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Metadata
Title
Social support and dairy products intake among adolescents: a study from Iran
Authors
Behjat Shokrvash
Leili Salehi
Maral Hariri Akbari
Mehrangiz Ebrahimi Mamagani
Saharnaz Nedjat
Mohammad Asghari
Freshteh Majlessi
Ali Montazeri
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2399-5

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