?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Study+to+Assess+the+Prevalence+of+Soft+Drinking+and+its+Determinants+among+the+School+going+Children+of+Gwalior+city&rft.creator=Gour%2C+N&rft.creator=Srivastava%2C+D&rft.creator=Adhikari%2C+P&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Over+the+time+there+has+been+spectrum+of+changes+in+the+universe.+It+may+be+at+physical%2C+chemical+and+cultural+level.+People+have+adopted+newer+life+styles+like+their+working+style%2C+clothing%E2%80%99s%2C+food+habits+and+so+on.+One+of+the+pertinent+example+of+this+newer+food+habits+is+rising+consumption+of+soft+drinks+rather+than+traditional+home+made+drinks.+This+study+was+aimed+to+find+out+various+determinants+responsible+for+this+rising+trend+of+soft+drinking+so+that+effective+intervention+can+be+undertaken+to+overcome+this+creeping+problem.+Objectives%3A+To+find+out+the+prevalence+of+soft+drinking+consumption+among+the+students+and+to+assess+the+determinants+of+soft+drink+consumption+among+the+students.+Materials+and+methods%3A+It+was+a+cross+sectional+study.+A+sample+of+200+students+was+selected+from+the+both+govt.+and+private+schools+by+stratified+random+sampling.+Then+they+all+were+interviewed+by+using+pre+tested%2C+semi+structured+proforma.+Later+on+data+was+analyzed+manually+and+by+using+suitable+statistical+software.+Results%3A+Frequent+drinking+of+soft+drinks+was+found+more+among+the+students+of+private+schools+than+govt.+(p+%3C+0.05).+A+significant+association+was+found+between+pocket+money%2C+TV+watching+and+frequency+of+soft+drinking+(p%3C+0.05).Other+reasons+which+were+found+to+be+responsible+by+far+for+frequent+soft+drinking+like+lack+of+awareness+regarding+hazards%2C+frequent+TV+watching%2C+desire+of+new+taste%2C+lack+of+health+education+from+the+parents+side+etc.+Conclusion%3A+Soft+drinking+consumption+is+creeping+day+by+day+amongst+the+children+with+out+knowing+their+hazards.+And+they+are+the+future+of+any+country+so+there+should+be+effective+intervention+from+both+sides+govt.+as+well+as+parents+to+get+rid+of+it+at+earliest.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7004%2F1%2F2010-2-5.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gour%2C+N+and+Srivastava%2C+D+and+Adhikari%2C+P++(2010)+Study+to+Assess+the+Prevalence+of+Soft+Drinking+and+its+Determinants+among+the+School+going+Children+of+Gwalior+city.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7004%2F