Determinants of food behaviour of old people in Alexandria

ABSTRACT

Cases were subjected to questionnaire interviewing and scoring of the answers was done. It was found that males had better knowledge than females, knowledge increases with increase level of education and with increase income per capita per month. Attitude towards food was better among males, better among cases living in smaller families and better with increase income per capita per month. The food intake practice was better among males, among cases with higher degree of education and among cases living in small families and among cases with higher income/capita/month. Knowledge, attitude, level of education, income/capita/month and state of denture constituted 67% of the overall factors that significantly [P< 0.01] affect the food intake practice as shown by the stepwise multiple regression analysis: