FOOD SECURITY, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO AND OTHER LIFESTYLES IN WORKERS OF A COMPANY IN CALL CENTER, 2021
FOOD SECURITY, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO AND OTHER LIFESTYLES IN WORKERS OF A COMPANY IN CALL CENTER, 2021
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593632324089
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Palavras-chave: Salud Pública, bebidas alcohólicas, fumar, sedentarismo
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Keywords: Public health, alcoholic beverages, smoking, sedentary lifestyle.
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Abstract:
Food security exists when the population has physical and economic access to harmless and nutritious foods which must be enough for the satisfaction of needs and preferences in relation to food and thus be able to lead a healthy and active life. In the population especially young and worker with extended schedules of work that risk food security by easily falling into disproportionate alcohol consumption, and tobacco, which threaten the required hours of sleep and derives in a sedentary population with an increased risk of suffering chronic noncommunicable diseases. Goal: To relate food security with alcohol, tobacco and other lifestyle factors in the staff of a call center in Costa Rica. Materials and methods: The sample is 289 people over 18 who participated voluntarily and anonymously filling a survey through Microsoft 365 forms. The data were collected during the month of October 2021. Results: The 51.6% (n = 149) of the working population does not perform physical activity, the most representative food insecurity being. With respect to tobacco, 85.8% (n = 248) do not smoke and of those who smoke 10.7% (n = 31) are also in severe food insecurity. 58.1% (n = 168) consume alcohol, 38.1% (n = 110) consumes it 1 to 2 times per month and 20.1% (n = 58) consume it weekly. It also presents a relationship between food insecurity and the little realization of physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption, which statistically corresponds to a significant result, however, a weak effect is mentioned according to Cramer's V value Conclusion: there is a relationship between insecurity Food and the low performance of physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption, which is statistically significant, being the most severe degree of food insecurity present or related in unhealthy lifestyles.
- Merceditas Lizano Vega
- Paola Ortiz Acosta
- Ingrid Cerna Solís
- Pablo Mora Poveda