Regimul alimentar ca factor de risc pentru sănătatea elevilor din localităţile rurale ale Republicii Moldova
Alimentary regime as a health risk factor among pupils from the rural areas of the Republic of Moldova

Summary/Abstract: Objectives. Incorrect diet can cause disturbances in the physical and mental development of pupils who are in the process of growing and developing. We wanted to evaluate the peculiarities of daily diets of pupils and their willingness to serve a breakfast in the school canteen and to develop some measures to improve the situation. Material and methods. A population-based cross-sectional was conducted, by applying an anonymous questionnaire on a sample of 1236 pupils from 7th to 12th class, from 10 high schools from rural localities (44.1% boys and 55.9% girls). Results. The data showed that 18.7% pupils (girls - 22%, boys - 14.4%) did not serve breakfast on the day preceding the questioning, also 26.7% pupils have eaten 1-2 times per day, with a higher frequency among girls (girls - 33.6%, boys - 18.2%; p <0.01). 71.1% of the surveyed pupils didn’t take breakfast at the school canteen, even 47.4% considered necessary to take daily breakfast at the school canteen (girls – 48.9%, boys – 45.5%). 32,6% of them declared that they cannot afford from their own sources the daily payment for a breakfast at the school canteen. Conclusions. We noticed that the quota of pupils who had a diet that did not meet physiological requirements was considerably high, especially among girls. Fortunately, the majority of pupils was aware of the need to take a breakfast in the school canteen, inclusive from their own sources.

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