Food Away From Home: The Characteristics of Socio-Demographics Among Office Workers in Jakarta During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_14How to use a DOI?

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covid-19; food away from home; office workers; socio-demographic characteristics

Abstract

Food away from home (FAFH) contains more calories, salt, sugar, and fat, as well as fewer fruits and vegetables than recommended by national nutrition guidelines, and contributes to obesity, hypertension, and non-communicable diseases. In Indonesia, there is currently limited research regarding the socio-demographic characteristics and the consumption frequency of FAFH during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially among office workers. The purpose of this study is to identify socio-demographic factors associated with the frequency of consuming FAFH among office workers. Descriptive cross-sectional data were collected from 322 white-collar office workers, aged 19–57 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Self-reported socio-demographic characteristics including age, gender, level of education, level of income, living status, marital status, and consumption frequency of food away from home using a structured online questionnaire. The bivariate analyses were assessed using Person Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test. The multivariate analysis used in this study is a binary logistic regression. The consumption frequency of food away from home among office workers is mainly in the category of the high frequency of consuming food away from home (61.2%). Consumption of food away from home more frequently was associated with being male (p = 0.007) and living alone (p = 0.022). In the binary logistic regression result, being male was associated with a higher consumption frequency of food away from home (β = 0.724; OR = 2.062; p = 0.09). Consuming food away from home more frequently was associated with living alone (β = 0.671; OR = 1.955; p = 0.021). The study results can be used to target health promotion strategies and programs to enhance healthful dietary and nutrition health among people who consume food away from home frequently, such as males and those who live alone.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ayu Kristiningrum
AU  - Helda Khusun
AU  - Dian Novita Chandra
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/30
TI  - Food Away From Home: The Characteristics of Socio-Demographics Among Office Workers in Jakarta During the Covid-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Well-Being (ICHWB 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 143
EP  - 152
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-184-5_14
ID  - Kristiningrum2023
ER  -