Lifestyle and eating habits of bank employees in Mozambique / Estilo de vida y hábitos alimenticios de banqueros em Mozambique / Estilo de vida e hábitos alimentares de bancários em Moçambique
J. Health NPEPS
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8(1): e10925, jan - jun, 2023.
Article
in English
| LILACS, BDENF, ColecionaSUS
| ID: biblio-1451576
ABSTRACT
Objective:
to evaluate the lifestyle and eating habits of bank workers in Mozambique.Method:
a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 32 employees from three bank branches, selected through convenience sampling, in 2021. A food frequency questionnaire and a lifestyle questionnaire were applied. Descriptive statistics were employed for data treatment using SPSS v.25, presenting the data as absolute and relative frequencies.Results:
in terms of lifestyle, 65.6% of participants were physically active, 100% were non-smokers, and 40.6% preferred fruits and vegetables instead of sweet and savory foods. Regarding food consumption frequency, the bread and equivalents group had the highest daily intake, with French bread (44%) being the most consumed, followed by the fruit and vegetable group with lettuce leading consumption (44%). The third group was meat and equivalents with the most consumed food in that category being fried egg (28%). The least consumed food group was oils and sauces with the most consumed in the category being salad dressings (19%).Conclusion:
more healthy lifestyles and eating habits were evidenced.
Full text:
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Occupational Health
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Eating
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Feeding Behavior
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Life Style
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Health NPEPS
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Alberto Chipande University/MZ
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Master in Biotechnology at Andhra University/IN
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Monitoring assistant at the World Food Program/MZ
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Postgraduate in leadership and social innovation from Catholic Lisbon School/MZ
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University for Development Studies/SD
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