모유수유와 학동기 이후 아동의 식습관에 관한 연구

Effect of Breast-Feeding on the Eating Habits in Late Childhood of Korean Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatients

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of breast-feeding on the eating habits in late childhood of Korean pediatrics and adolescent outpatients in the Kyung Hee Korean Medicine hospital. Methods: This study surveyed 211 children and adolescents of 8~18 years old who visited the department of Pediatrics of Kyung Hee Korean Medicine Hospital from July 29th, 2016 to August 12th, 2016. Food Habits Questionnaire (FHQ) was used to research on eating habits of children. We analyzed the data by using PASW Statistics 18.0 with independent t-test. Results: FHQ score of breast-feeding children group was significantly higher than that of non-breast-feeding children group (p<0.05). FHQ score of breast-feeding children group was 33.83±3.48 and that of non-breast-feeding children group was 32.13±3.16. Conclusions: Non-breast-feeding children group had more eating habit problems than breast-feeding children group.