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Archives   2005

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   17,  Number   2

TITLE:   Food and beverage consumption behaviour in Mandalay and Pathein: A quantitative study.
AUTHOR:   Phyu Phyu Aung; Theingi Thwin; Thandar Shwe; Thidar Khine; Aye Myint Oo; Khin Thida Wai; Than Tun Sein
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2005; 17(2): 109-115
ABSTRACT:   The aim of the study is to find food and beverage consumption behaviour and the factors effecting on the behavior of urban populace of Mandalay and Pathein and to compare among different occupational groups. The study was carried out from September 1998 to November 1999. Using the findings of previous qualitative study, a structured questionnaire was constructed and meal planners/housewives of randomly selected household of the said cities were interviewed, face-to-face by the trained interviewers. A total of 429 and 409 subjects were interviewed in Mandalay and Pathein, respectively. Most of them took two meals a day and either meat or fish was included almost daily. Fried rice and Moh-hin-ga were the two kinds of food most commonly taken for the breakfast, in both cities. Mid-day snacks and coffee/tea were taken more in persons of Mandalay. Milo/Cocoa/Horlicks etc. were mostly taken during illness. More than 50% of the respondents had green tea after their meals. Imported packed snack foods were taken by very few. Habit of taking soft drinks was found to be more common in Mandalay than in Pathein. (Although some like “Yet Saar”, they only took sometimes). Monosodium glutamate was found to be taken by almost all households and average amount they used for cooking at home was 1.64g/day with a range of 0.1 to 10.4g/day. Palm oil was used as cooking oil mostly in families of unskilled labourers while ground-nut oil was mostly used by other occupational groups. Very few bought ready-made foods and went to supermarket to buy food. None of them took a kind of food for health reasons although there were many who avoided taking some foods for their health. Avoidance of food was found to be widespread for various reasons. Breast-feeding was practiced in more than 80% of respondents in both cities. Working more was the main mechanism to cope with rise in price of commodities.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Economics. Food and Beverages.
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