Background: Eating habits among university students are changing while they are transferring from home environment. Despite the fact that unhealthy eating habits can affect negatively on their health. Aim of the study: Was to explore the association between eating habits and Body Mass Index (BMI) among nursing students. Methods: A descriptive correlation design utilized to conduct this study. This study carried out at Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Subjects: The study included 125 (male and female) second year nursing students. Tools of the study: Two tools used in this study; 1) Demographic data sheet: included demographic characteristics of the students and their anthropometric measurements; 2) Eating habits questionnaire: contained information about healthy and unhealthy eating habits. Results: revealed that there is no significant statistical correlation between eating habits and BMI among students (P>0.05).Conclusion and recommendations: Despite being highly educated students, the majority of students did not have healthy eating habits. In addition, there was no association between eating habits and BMI among the study group. Educational programs can be provided for university students to increase their awareness about healthy food and healthy eating habit. Moreover further study is recommended to explore factors affecting eating habits among them. |
