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Cross-sectional associations of dietary patterns with health status and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among Bangladeshi adolescent smokers

Suvasish Das Shuvo (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Md. Eunus Ali (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Md. Masudur Rahman (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Abu Taher (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Md Asaduzzaman (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Md. Toufiq Elahi (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Md. Ashrafuzzaman Zahid (Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh)
Dipak Kumar Paul (Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh)
Deepa Roy (Department of Mathematics, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh)

Nutrition & Food Science

ISSN: 0034-6659

Article publication date: 9 August 2021

Issue publication date: 3 January 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to evaluate the association between dietary patterns with health status and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (s-KAP) among Bangladeshi adolescent smokers.

Design/methodology/approach

An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 205 randomly selected adolescents. Socio-demographic, health status, s-KAP related data were collected in face-to-face interviews. Dietary intake data were calculated using the food frequency questionnaire.

Findings

The practices score (44.8%) was comparatively poor among adolescent smokers. Among the respondents, around 56.1%, 38.1% and 49.3% were suffering from gastric problems, nausea and the loss of appetite, respectively, because of smoking. There was a significant relationship between dietary diversity and the occurrence of several diseases such as gastric problems, nausea and loss of appetite. The respondents who consumed fresh fruits and vegetables regularly might reduce gastric problems (OR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.27–1.04 and OR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.25–1.65), nausea (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.38–1.37 and OR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.13–0.84) and loss of appetite (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.32–1.21 and OR: 0.16 95% CI: 0.27–0.68).

Originality/value

In conclusion, smoking has been associated with multiple health problems because of poor practices score. Consumption of a balanced diet, better smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and practices needs to be improved among adolescents.

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Acknowledgements

Declaration of conflicting interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest concerning the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Funding: The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Citation

Shuvo, S.D., Ali, M.E., Rahman, M.M., Taher, A., Asaduzzaman, M., Elahi, M.T., Zahid, M.A., Paul, D.K. and Roy, D. (2022), "Cross-sectional associations of dietary patterns with health status and smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among Bangladeshi adolescent smokers", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-04-2021-0118

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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