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Lifestyle and eating habits of bank employees in Mozambique

2023; UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.30681/2526101010925

2526-1010

Atanásio Cinquenta, Sandra Madonna Maneca, Raquel Jose Teixeira, Edy Tenente Frio, Shehu Abdul-Karim,

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

Objective: to evaluate the lifestyle and eating habits of bank workers in Mozambique.Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 32 employees from three bank branches, selected through convenience sampling, in 2021.A food frequency questionnaire and a lifestyle questionnaire were applied.Descriptive statistics were employed for data treatment using SPSS v.25, presenting the data as absolute and relative frequencies.Results: in terms of lifestyle, 65.6% of participants were physically active, 100% were non-smokers, and 40.6% preferred fruits and vegetables instead of sweet and savory foods.Regarding food consumption frequency, the bread and equivalents group had the highest daily intake, with French bread (44%) being the most consumed, followed by the fruit and vegetable group with lettuce leading consumption (44%).The third group was meat and equivalents with the most consumed food in that category being fried egg (28%).The least consumed food group was oils and sauces with the most consumed in the category being salad dressings (19%).Conclusion: more healthy lifestyles and eating habits were evidenced.