Consumption of fast-food and snack among University Malaysia Sabah students during COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional study / Priesty Petrus.
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TextPublisher: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah : Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2022Description: xiv, 92 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmContent type: - text
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Academic exercise (BSc.)-- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University Malaysia Sabah 2022.
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The consumption of fast-food and snacks can increase the risk of gaining weight and developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other metabolic diseases. This survey was carried out to study the consumption of fast-food and snack among University Malaysia Sabah undergraduate students during COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 200 respondents with the age range of 18-26 years old were involved in this survey. The respondents were asked to answer an online survey questionnaire made from Google form. The form was divided into 3 sections which are section A for the demographic data, section B for fast-food and snack consumption data during the pandemic and section C for the factors contributing to fast-food and snacks consumption during the pandemic. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 26. Overall, for the frequency of fast-foods and snacks consumption, sugary drinks has the highest mean of consumption which is 3.78 (SD=1.17) and the lowest frequency was cakes with average of frequency of consumption 2.16 (SD=0.76). From the data collected which are height and weight of students for before and during the pandemic, it was found that 16% of UMS undergraduate students were underweight before the pandemic in comparison to 12.5% during the pandemic. Additionally, 16% were in the obese category prior to the pandemic and the percentage has increased to 32.5% during the pandemic. Spearman correlation test conducted showed that there is no significance relationship between frequent fast food, snack consumer and BMI category changes at 0.05 level of significance. Among all of the categories of factors contributing to fast-food and snacks consumption, availability factor category have the highest mean among all factors which is 3.71 (SD=0.69). This study revealed that, majority of UMS undergraduate students are healthy and have low risk of disease related to bad habits of consuming fast-food and snacks during the pandemic.