Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Abstract
Introduction: Nowadays breakfast skipping is a tradition in the adolescent group. Breakfast actually means breaking the fast over the night. One of the most important meals which is required for a normal growth is breakfast. If we fail to have breakfast it can lead to the poor concentration, obesity, high blood pressure, irritability, fatigue, etc. Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify the prevalence among nursing students in relation to their breakfast skipping pattern and find out the factors associated with it. Methods: The approach used was a descriptive survey design. The sample comprised of 349 students. The sample was selected by a purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by administering the baseline pro forma and a checklist was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results: The prevalence of breakfast skipping was found in 51% of the sample. This showed that the half of the samples were skipping breakfast.
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Benny, Derina Ms; Varghese, Anu Ms; Baby, Ashly Susan Ms; and Roy, Aishwarya Ms
(2019)
"Study to assess the prevalence of breakfast skipping and its associated factors among nursing students in selected college, Mangaluru,"
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences: Vol. 5:
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1,
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https://impressions.manipal.edu/mjnhs/vol5/iss1/8