Fast food consumption among grade four and grade five primary school students in six cities of China / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand the status on fast food consumption among grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students in six cities of China, and to provide evidence for nutrition education and intervention strategies.@*Methods@#A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 12 197 grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students from 72 primary schools in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, Jinan and Harbin. All the participants were investigated with a self-administered questionnaire survey of dietary behaviors.@*Results@#Students consumed western fast food 1.48 times a week and Chinese fast food 2.08 times a week on average, which shows significant differences (χ2=643.86, P<0.05). The main reasons for choosing Chinese fast food were delicious(73.8%), nutritious(69.9%), safe and clean(52.2%), convenient (45.9%) and eating surrounding (41.4%), and for western fast food were delicious(80.1%), eating surrounding(53.0%), convenient(44.2%), safe and clean (41.6%) and nutritious(40.6%). Boys paid more attention to deliciousness and convenience, girls paid more attention to cleanliness and nutrition. About 43.9% of the students were aware of the high calorie in western fast food.@*Conclusion@#The consumption of fast food is popular among primary students. Schools and other relevant departments should launch nutrition education, deliver sufficient nutrition knowledge，help students establishing a good diet habit and reduce the consumption of western fast food with high calories.

Food intake frequency among grade four and grade five primary school students in six cities of China / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand food intake frequency among primary students in six cities of China, and to provide evidence for nutrition education and intervention strategies.@*Methods@#A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 12 197 grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students from 72 primary schools in Beijing，Guangzhou,Nanjing,Chongqing,Jinan,Harbin. All the participants were administered with a self-administered questionnaire on dietary behaviors.@*Results@#For the fourth and fifth grade primary school students, the highest proportion of "almost every day" was fresh vegetable(83.2%), and the highest proportion of "nearly eaten" was oat (50.2%). There was a remarkable difference between children of different genders, areas and grades. The intake of whole grains, meat and poultry, fishery products, eggs, soybeans and nutritional supplements of boys was higher than that of girls, while the intake of oats, fresh vegetables, fruits, fungi and algae of girls was higher than that of boys. The intake of oats, vegetables, fruits, fungi and algae, meat and poultry, milk of central urban areas students was higher than that of suburban areas students, while the intake of fishery products, soybeans and nutritional supplements of suburban areas students was higher than that of central urban areas students. The intake of oats, fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and poultry, eggs, milk and soybeans of fifth grade students was higher than that of fourth grade students, while the intake of whole grains, fishery foods and nutritional supplements of grade 4 students was higher than that of grade 5 students. The differences were all statistically significant(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The frequency of food intake varies among students of different genders, urbanities and grades. School teachers, parents and community workers should make efforts targeting at students with different characteristics to enhance nutritional literacy and cultivate healthy eating behaviors.

Nutritional knowledge-attitude-practice among students in six cities of China / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand nutrition knowledge,related attitude and behavior among primary students in six cities of China, and to provide evidence for nutrition education and intervention strategies.@*Methods@#A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 12 197 grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students from 72 primary schools in 6 cities of China, whom were administered with a questionnaire survey on nutrition knowledge, practice and practice.@*Results@#Average nutritional knowledge was relatively low (12.0±6.4), practice score was moderate(11.4±2.4), while nutritional attitude was relatively high(17.0±2.4). The nutritional KAP scores of girls were higher than those of boys; the nutritional knowledge and practice scores of urban students were higher than those of suburban students; the nutritional knowledge score of fifth-grade students was higher than that of fourth-grade students(P<0.05). The overall nutritional knowledge awareness rate was 26.1%, with the highest in knowledge of whole grains(73.9%). About 83.5% of the students held positive nutritional attitude, 97.6% considered nutritional knowledge important. The overall rate of healthy eating behavior of students was 88.1%. Most students had breakfast almost every day(88.5%). About 34.9%, 38.0%,46.1% and 50.5% were reported of rarely consumption in snacks, fast food and drinks. Students in urban area and grade 5 were more likely have breakfast. Girls reported higher rates of having breastfast and low consumption of snack food and beverage while boys reported higher consumption of fast food. Students from suburban areas reported high consumption of western fast food but lower beverage(P<0.05). The score of students’ nutritional knowledge was positively correlated to attitude, so as attitude and practice(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Insufficient nutritional knowledge and unhealthy dietary behavior is observed in primary school students in China. Nutritional K-A-P varies in students with different gender, area and grade. Specific nutritional education in school-setting should be developed accordingly to culture healthy lifestyle among primary school students.

Beverages consumption among grade four and grade five primary school students in six cities of China / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand the status on beverages consumption among grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students in six cities of China, and to provide evidence for nutrition education and intervention strategies.@*Methods@#A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select 12 197 grade 4 and grade 5 primary school students from 72 primary schools in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, Jinan and Harbin. All the participants were investigated with a self-administered questionnaire survey of dietary behaviors.@*Results@#The proportion of students who consumed beverages at home, school and elsewhere was 92.5%, 51.4% and 70.6% respectively. The most popular beverages at home were milk, fruit & vegetable drinks, tea drinks (69.4%, 46.6%, 39.6%); the most popular beverages at school were milk, fruit & vegetable drinks, tea drinks (30.5%, 13.0%, 12.7%) while the most popular beverages in other places were milk, tea drinks, fruit & vegetable drinks(37.4%, 29.6%, 28.1%). The top five reasons for choosing beverages were taste delicious, healthy & nutritious, clean, choice of peers and family members(72.3%, 50.8%, 38.4%, 21.9%, 21.6%, respectively).@*Conclusion@#Consumption of drinking beverages is popular among students, most of which are unhealthy. Therefore, nutrition education for students and parents should be encouraged aiming to help students choose healthy drinks and eating behaviors.

Study on enterovirus infection in family close contacts of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease and the contamination of environment / 中华传染病杂志

Objective To understand the enterovirus infection in family close contacts of patients with hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and the contamination of environment.Methods Forty-one HFMD cases confirmed by laboratory from web-based surveillance system during July to August 2010 in Guangdong Province were selected.All members of the cases′ family were investigated by collecting their information on demography,habit of domestic hygiene and hygiene status in household.The stool samples of all members and the smear samples from the surface of family belongings from 16 families were collected and the enterovirus was detected by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The data were analyzed by chi square teat and t test.ResultsForty-one HFMD cases′ families and 135 close contacts were included in this survey.The infection rate of the enterovirus was 39.2％ (53/135) in all close contacts.Of all the investigated families,the infectionrate was 58.5％ (24/41) in family with one or more close contacts and 9.8％ (4/41) in family with all close contacts.The differences of infection rates of enterovirus among the members of parents (32.5％,25/77),grandparents/aunts/ uncles (43.3％,13/30) and cousins (53.6％,15/28) didn′t show statistical significance (χ2 =4.07,P=0.131).The infection rate of enterovirus in close contacts from family with more than 5 members was higher than that from family with 4 or less members (OR=1.4,95％CI 1.1-1.9).Among 135 close contacts,27.4％ (37/135) were infected with the same types of entervirus as that of HFMD case in the family and 11.9％ (16/135) were infected with the different virus types.In 33 family belongings samples from 16 families,the positive rate of enterovirus detection was 6.1％ (2/33).Between 17 families with enterovirus testing negative and 23 families with enterovirus testing positive in close contacts,there were no statistical differences of the family hygiene status,hand-washing of babysitter,disinfection of tableware and drinking,sharing towels,airing bedding articles and toy cleaning (P＞0.05).ConclusionsThe infection rate of enterovirus in close contacts of HFMD cases is high and the enterovirus contamination exists in case family environment.Management of close contacts of HFMD cases and disinfection of the family environment are important in HFMD controls.

Study on collector for spores of Ganoderma spp / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a convenient, practical low-cost and efficient Ganoderma spore collector.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The spore collector was made from common materials such as white cardboard and oil-lustrous paper, temperature and humidity were used as indexes to study the effect of the collector on the growth environment of Ganoderma and spore collection.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The spore collector developed could effectively separate Ganoderma fruit bodies from the outside to form an independent closed space and stop free flow of spores. The use of the collector had few effects on temperature and humidity that influenced the growth of G. spp. and development of the fruit bodies. In addition, the fluctuation of the relative humidity inside the collector tended to be small.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This collector could efficiently collect quality spores and the yield of spores accounted for 38.3% of the total yield of spores and fruit bodies when this collector was applied on a large scale.</p>