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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
BARROS, Karoline Sampaio; BIERHALS, Isabel Oliveira and ASSUNCAO, Maria Cecília Formoso. Vegetarianism among first-year students at a public university in Southern Brazil, 2018. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.4, e2019378. Epub Aug 14, 2020. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400009.
Objective
To identify vegetarianism prevalence and associated factors among students at a public university in Southern Brazil.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2017-2018 with first-year university students. A questionnaire was administered to assess diet type (omnivorous or vegetarian). Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).
Results
Of 2,706 eligible individuals, 1,841 formed part of the sample. The predominant type of diet was omnivorous (93.6%), followed by lacto-ovo vegetarian (5.4%), strict vegetarian (0.7%), ovo vegetarian (0.2%) and lacto vegetarian (0.1%). Females (OR=0.58 – 95%CI 0.38;0.89), students reporting harmful use of alcohol (OR=2.02 – 95%CI 1.34;3.04) and students enrolled in Linguistics, Modern Languages and Arts courses – compared to those enrolled in Applied Social Sciences and Humanities courses (OR=2.59 – 95%CI 1.42;4.71) – were more likely to be vegetarians.
Conclusion
Vegetarian diet was associated with the female sex, alcohol use, and taking linguistics, modern language and arts courses.
Keywords : Feeding Behavior; Diet, Vegetarian; Vegetarians; Students; Universities; Cross-Sectional Studies.