Food Management Behaviors and Food Patterns in Student in Residence in Dormitories of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

The health of people in a society depends more than anything on the food they consume. meanwhile, students, as the future generation, must be physically healthy. Therefore, their management and food pattern is of particular importance. The aim of the present study is the sociological investigation of food management and food pattern among dormitory students of Shahid Bahonar university of Kerman.

This study is based on a quantitative approach and using stratified random sampling method and it was conducted among 200 girls and boys dormitory student of university of Kerman. Using test hypotheses Pearson, T-test and Regression.

The result showed that 33% of students had unhealthy food management behaviors and 34% of them had unhealthy eating patterns. In addition, they were unaware of the process of food management, such as cooling food stuff. The results of hypothesis testing also showed that there is a direct and positive relationship between dietary pattern and food management in students. There is also a relationship between gender and educational level with food management behaviors.

So women and those with higher levels of education have better food management skills.