Eating habits and hemoglobin level in student

Abstract

Objectives. To identify the relationship between eating habits and hemoglobin level of student nurses at the university of huánuco, in 2017. Methods. It was a transversal study, with a quantitative approach. the population was 913 students, being selected probabilistically and by strata with proportional affiliation a sample of 397. A guide of sociodemographic survey was applied, a questionnaire of eating habits and to measure the level of hemoglobin the hemoglobinometer was used. the chi-square test of independence was used in the inferential analysis. it was considered significant p< 0.05. ethical considerations were taken into account. Results. Analysis of the hemoglobin level of the study sample showed that 7.1% (28) had mild anaemia, compared to a significant proportion who were not anaemic (90.7 % (360)). with regard to eating habits 81.6% (324) had adequate eating habits, compared to 18.4 % (73) with inadequate eating habits. in assessing the relationship between eating habits and hemoglobin level of the study sample, 76.8 % (305) were found to have good eating habits and no anaemia (x2 = 25.28 and p = 0.00), accepting the research hypothesis. Conclusion. Eating habits are significantly related to hemoglobin level in student nurses at the university of Huánuco.