Diet Diversity, Nutrition and Health Status of Cargo Truck Drivers in Batangas City, Philippines

Issue Date

2017

Abstract

Road safety has been a major public health concern. Driver error is identified as one of the major causes of road crash accidents. The reported poor driving performance of drivers may be attributed to their current nutrition and health conditions. The study was conducted to assess the nutritional and health status of selected cargo truck drivers in Batangas City and determine the individual diet diversity scores of truck drivers. Almost 70% of the respondents had normal nutritional status based on their body max index (BMI). in any type Majority of the respondents did not engage of exercises and were current smokers and alcohol drinkers. Except for iron, the mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of nutrient intake of the subjects was noted to be inadequate (< 80%). Individual diet diversity scores (DDS) were measured as moderate, with 5 out of the 9 food groups.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Human Ecology

ISSN

2244-0607

Volume

6

Issue

1

Page

1-11

Document Type

Article

College

College of Human Ecology (CHE)

Frequency

annually

Physical Description

5 tables; 1 graph

Language

English

Subject

Health status -- Cargo truck drivers

Digital Copy

https://ovcre.uplb.edu.ph/journals-uplb/index.php/JHE/article/view/385

En – AGROVOC descriptors

NUTRITIONAL STATUS; DIETARY DIVERSITY; DIETETICS; NUTRIENT INTAKE; FOOD RECALL

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