Consumo de alimentos cariogênicos por estudantes brasileiros e estrangeiros de uma universidade internacional

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
11
Article ID: 
22891
6 pages
Research Article

Consumo de alimentos cariogênicos por estudantes brasileiros e estrangeiros de uma universidade internacional

N’ghalna da Silva, Davide Carlos Joaquim, Edmara Chaves Costa, Míria Conceição Lavinas Santos, Francisco Cezanildo Silva Benedito, Erika Helena Salles de Brito, Ana Karine Rocha de Melo Leite, Arthur Castro de Lima1, Letícia Pereira Felipe e Ana Caroline Rocha de Melo Leite

Abstract: 

The study aimed to characterize and associate the sociodemographic and economic aspects and the consumption of cariogenic foods by Brazilian and foreign academics from a Brazilian university of an international character in different semesters of the undergraduate course. This is a cross-sectional analytical observational study with a quantitative approach carried out with Brazilian and foreign academics from an international university. After consenting, students answered a questionnaire. Of the 167 students, 17.96%, 11.98%, and 5.99% consumed sweet cookies, filled cookies, and desserts, once a month, respectively. There was a significant relationship between being a foreigner and consuming dessert and chocolate at least three times a week, having a father with schooling equal to or less than complete elementary school, and drinking coffee with sugar less than three times a week. It is concluded that Brazilian and foreign academics, despite the reduction in family income, lower level of education, and low-paid activity by parents, had a low frequency of consumption of cariogenic foods. However, they ingested certain sugary drinks habitually.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.22891.09.2021
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