Factors Influencing the Behavior of Primary School Children at Ban Khlong Khae School in the Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to: (1) examine fresh fruit consumption patterns among elementary school students at Ban Khlong Khae School; (2) examine attitudes toward fresh fruit consumption among elementary school students at Ban Klong Khae School, Samut Sakhon Province;            (3) investigate perceptions of nutritional value among primary school students at Ban Khlong Khae School, Samut Sakhon Province; and (4) compare demographic factors with fresh fruit consumption patterns. Ban Khlong Khae School, and (5) to research the attitudes that influence primary school children' behavior when it comes to consuming fresh fruit. Province of Samut Sakhon, Ban Khlong Khae School. This study used a questionnaire as a tool to gather data from a sample of 217 students in Prathom Suksa 4–6 at Ban Khlong Khae School. The data were then analyzed using the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, T-test, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis. These were the research's findings: (1) Fresh fruit consumption was at a high level among pupils at Ban Khlong Khae School, with an average of 3.57. (2) The attitudes of children at Ban Khlong Khae School on eating fresh fruit. The majority of kids who ate fruit had that percentage. The lowest number was among students who preferred to consume a variety of fruits, with 31, or 14.29 percent, of 202 students reporting that they were required to attend. The results of the hypothesis test showed that (1) there were no differences in fresh fruit eating behaviors between genders or class levels and (2) attitudes toward and beliefs about the nutritional value of fresh fruit had no bearing on these behaviors. Fresh fruit consumption among students at Ban Khlong Khae School.