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PREVALENCE OF BREAKFAST SKIPPING AND RELATED FACTORS AMONG PREVENTIVE MEDICINE STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY

Lam Minh Quang1,2, Le Ngoc Minh Thai1,2, Truong Thi Sao Mai3,4
1 Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2 Khoa Y tế công cộng, Đại học Y Dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
3 Faculty of Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University
4 Khoa Y, Trường Đại học Nguyễn Tất Thành
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v67icd10.6200
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Breakfast skipping, sleep quality, PSQI, Preventive Medicine students.  
Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of breakfast skipping and analyze some associated factors among Preventive Medicine students at the Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City in 2024.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 students from March to April 2024. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which included personal information, breakfast habits, anthropometric indices, alcohol consumption, and sleep quality (using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - PSQI). Data were analyzed using Stata 14.0 software.

Results: The prevalence of breakfast skipping among students was 57.1%. On the day of the survey, 47.1% of the students skipped breakfast. The most common reasons for skipping breakfast were lack of time (59.1%) and lack of appetite (46.7%). There was a statistically significant association between breakfast skipping and age group (23-year-old students had a 1.43 times higher prevalence of skipping breakfast compared to the 19-year-old group; PR = 1.43; 95% CI: 1.02 – 2.02), gender (females had a 1.30 times higher prevalence than males), ethnicity (other ethnic minorities had a 1.40 times higher prevalence than the Kinh ethnicity; PR = 1.40; 95% CI: 1.13 – 1.73), and living arrangements (students living with friends had a 1.27 times higher prevalence than those living with parents; PR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.01 – 1.59). Notably, students with poor sleep quality had a 1.24 times higher prevalence of skipping breakfast compared to those with good sleep quality.

Conclusion: The prevalence of breakfast skipping among Preventive Medicine students is relatively high. It is necessary to strengthen health education interventions, focusing on time management skills and improving sleep quality to enhance students' nutritional habits.

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