Study on Consumption of Fast-food among Medical Students of UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah
Keywords:
Fast-food, Medical Students, ObesityAbstract
Background: Fast-food is food that is prepared and served quickly
at outlets called fast-food outlets. It is high in calories and lacks
micronutrients. It has been proved that its intake leads to many diseases
and disorders like obesity which is likely to cause cardiovascular diseases
later on. Fast-food culture is a vigorously uprising trend among the
youngsters and medical students are no exception to it.
Objectives: 1). To determine the burden of Fast-food consumption among
medical students. 2). To assess the pattern and associated factors for
Fast-food consumption among study subjects.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among all the undergraduate
medical students studying at UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah. A pre-designed
pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect information
regarding their socio-demographic profile, pattern of fast-food
consumption, and various factors which promoted the consumption
of Fast-food among students. The data thus collected were analyzed
using SPSS software Version 25.0.
Results: Out of 800 undergraduate students pursuing MBBS at UPUMS,
Saifai, only 620 students could be contacted for data collection. 26 forms
were rejected as the data was incompletely filled. Hence, data of 594
students were entered into excel sheet and analyzed.
Conclusions: Out of 594 students, 524 (88.2%) students were aware of
the fact that consuming fast leads to many diseases and disabilities,
while 20 (3.3%) students did not know its adverse effect. Study shows
that consumption behaviour of Fast-food does not depend on age or
gender of the people, rather it highly depends on its taste and pocket
money of the consumer.
Keywords: Fast-food, Medical Students, Obesity
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