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Document Title |
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he Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic quarantine on Dietary Behaviors and lifestyle of Saudi Adults in Jeddah تأثير الحجر الصحي لجائحة كورونا على السلوكيات الغذائية ونمط الحياة عند البالغين السعوديين في جدة |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Human Sciences and Designs |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Objectives: To investigate how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic quarantine affected Saudi adults’ dietary behaviors and lifestyles in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A retrospective cross‑sectional study using an electronic questionnaire was adopted. A total of 476 Saudis residing in Jeddah were involved with the investigation. The study was carried out from March to May 2021. The questionnaire addressed dietary behaviors (types of food consumed) and lifestyle behaviors (food shopping, physical activity, and sleep quality).
Results: The study participants aged 18-65 years, 70.2% were female, mainly non - infected with Coronavirus previously (88.7%). Fast food consumption as (pizza and burger) decreased significantly during the quarantine period. However, consumption of snacks, sugars and pastries increased significantly during the quarantine period. This could be attributed to the boredom and distress during that period. The results showed that participants reported a significant decrease in daily physical activity and shopping during the quarantine period. There was also a significant change in sleep quality for the research sample. Moreover, there were significant differences between males and females concerning eating snacks, healthy foods, sweetened beverages, pastries, physical activity, daily activities (house worker and shopping) , and smoking behavior.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 quarantine period lockdown significantly affected Saudi adults’ healthy eating behaviors and lifestyles. |
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Supervisor |
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Prof. Amani Alawi Alrasheedi |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1444 AH
2023 AD |
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Co-Supervisor |
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Dr. Eman Abbas Abduljawad |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Researchers
| إيلاف حمدان بريجي | Braiji, Eilaf Hamdan | Researcher | Master | |
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