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INFLUENCE OF RASHAQA INSTRUCTIONS, 2030 ON BEHAVIORS OF FEMALE STUDENTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION AND KINDERGARTEN, UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY, MAKKA, SAUDI ARABIA
Abeer, KAA
Abstract
College students’ prosperity advancing and harming behaviors are vital and include
numerous parameters as eating and healthy habits. The activities of 185 undergraduate
Saudi female university students from departments of Home Science Education (n=82)
and Kindergarten (n=103), faculty of Education, UMM AL- QURA University,
Makkah, Saudi Arabia were reported. Data was collected using self-administered
questionnaires. Students in departments exposed to information on proper nutrition and
healthy behavior through their learning period at university. Researcher compared
differences between students of both departments on eating of breakfast, junk foods,
fruits, vegetables, sweets and soft drinks; and healthy habits as brushing teeth, sleeping
hours, smoking, sports, engagement in physical activity, duration spent watching TV
and interacting on social media. Data were collected from April to October 2019 and
compared. Results showed that students in the Department of Home Science Education
had significantly higher levels of body mass index (BMI) (P= 0.002), total body weight
(P= 0.002) using unpaired student "t" test, significantly higher increase of body weight
since beginning of university study (P =0.026), spent significantly more free time
watching TV per week days (P =0.013), spent significant more free time on social
media at days of week (P =0.002); significantly higher chances of eating supper with
their parents (P =0.004) and significantly more sleeping hours (P =0.005) versus those
in Kindergarten Department. Skipping breakfast and snack pattern were common
among Saudi university students. This study showed insignificant difference in other
health related behaviors between students of Home Science Education and
Kindergarten departments as eating breakfast during the week (P =0.293), days of
eating breakfast (P =0.547), eating fast food during week (P =0.195), days of eating fast
food (P =0.666) and bowel problems (P =0.109) using Chi-Square test. There was
insignificant difference in fast foods intake (P =0.195), engagement in physical
activities (P =0.163), intake of vegetables (P =0.370) and fruits (P =0.876) between
students in both departments using Chi-Square test. Results indicated that behaviors to
health-related habits are bad among female students of both Home Science Education
and Kindergarten departments and this may be due to the fact that students living alone
had more difficulties in adapting to healthy diets. These habits require more than
having only knowledge about nutrition. A health program is required to elevate
awareness and increase good behavior habits among students of Faculty of Education at
UMM AL- QURA University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia as they are the future teachers.
Keywords
Eating habits; Health behavior; Faculty of Education; Saudi students; Female
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