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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.7218.8

Abstract

Breakfast is regarded by many as ‘The most important meal of the day’ because an adequate food intake at the reminder of the day is likely to be met. The habit of skipping breakfast has become very popular among children and adolescents. A study to assess the level of knowledge regarding the effects of skipping breakfast among second year B.Sc. Nursing students in MTPG & RIHS, Puducherry. The quantitative approach was used for the study. The study reveals that the maximum number (61) of students were having moderate knowledge on effects of skipping breakfast and also states age of the students, gender, education of the father, education of mother, occupation of the father, occupation of mother, religion, type of family, area of residence, family income/month had no significant association with knowledge of students.

Keywords: Breakfast; Skipping Breakfast; Cognition; Behavior; Anxiety.

 

Corresponding Author : S. Sridevy, Principal Nursing Officer & Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Mother Theresa Postgraduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Priyadarshini Nagar, Pondicherry 605006, India.