Table 4.
Timing of breakfast consumption and parent’s perception of child’s breakfast intake
| Variable (percent within item relative to total) | Breakfast Intake (%) | p-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Non-daily | ||
| Time breakfast consumed by the child (%) | 0.311 | ||
| Before 6:00 am (47.4%) | 24.8 | 75.2 | |
| After 6:00 am (52.6%) | 23.1 | 76.9 | |
| Who prepare the breakfast for the child? (%) | 0.039 | ||
| Mother (84.5%) | 20.3 | 79.7 | |
| Father (0.5%) | 20.0 | 80.0 | |
| Domestic helper (8.6%) | 33.7 | 66.3 | |
| Sister/brother (3.0%) | 16.1 | 83.9 | |
| The child himself/herself (2.1%) | 13.6 | 86.4 | |
| Brought ready from the market (0.3%) | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
| Nothing is prepared at home (0.9%) | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
| How much Satisfied with the breakfast consumed by your child at home? (%) | 0.004 | ||
| Satisfied (40.3%) | 24.0 | 76.0 | |
| Somewhat happy (47.3%) | 21.5 | 78.5 | |
| Not satisfied (12.4%) | 10.3 | 89.7 | |
| As a meal, how important is your child’s breakfast for you? (%) | 0.389 | ||
| Very important (91.2%) | 21.4 | 78.6 | |
| Somewhat important (8.0%) | 15.7 | 84.3 | |
| Not important (0.8%) | 12.5 | 87.5 | |
| In your opinion, which is the most important meal of the day for your child? (%) | 0.001 | ||
| Breakfast (80.2%) | 23.2 | 76.8 | |
| Lunch (17.7%) | 12.0 | 88.0 | |
| Dinner (2.1%) | 4.5 | 95.5 | |
| How important having enough protein in your child’s breakfast? (%) | 0.395 | ||
| Very important (73.7%) | 21.3 | 78.7 | |
| Not important (4.5%) | 29.5 | 70.5 | |
| I do not know (21.8%) | 20.4 | 79.6 | |
| Do you think (as a parent) that having breakfast improves child’s academic performance? (%) | 0.141 | ||
| Yes (93.0%) | 21.4 | 78.6 | |
| No (0.2%) | 50.0 | 50.5 | |
| I do not know (6.8%) | 12.9 | 87.1 | |
*Chi Squares tests of the proportions for significant difference between boys and girls