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Abstract
Surveys were conducted on sociodemographic characteristics, family, home- and school-related factors, and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake to identify factors associated with SSB consumption in children. In total, 2700 valid questionnaires were returned. Mean age was 10.4 ± 2.23 years and 49.3% were male. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that the frequency of SSB dinking by fathers and peers, the frequency of SSB purchasing at home and school, and the duration of daily TV and video watching were significantly independent factors affecting SSB intake, suggesting that interventions targeting children’s SSB intake should incorporate government policies, educational programs and parental engagement.
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Author contributions
DL, YY, and YY designed the study. DL, YY, MW, JC, YL, and YY collected the data and performed the analysis. DL, YY, and YY drafted the manuscript. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Ethical approval
The study was approved by The Ethics Review Committee of Nanjing Xiaozhuang University. Informed written consent was obtained from the guardians of student.
Data availability statement
The datasets used during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Dan Li
Dan Li is a lecturer at Nanjing Xiaozhuang University. She graduated from China Pharmaceutical University with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. She received her doctoral degree in epidemiology and health statistics from the School of Public Health at Southeast University in 2020. Her research interests include child health and health policy studies of children.
Yuan Yuan
Yuan Yuan, an assistant researcher, is a doctoral student at the School of Education at Nanjing University. She has received a bachelor’s degree in primary education from Nanjing Normal University and a master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Southeast University. Her research interests and directions are teacher education, child education, and child health policy research. The current research is exploring the pathways of child health improvement in primary schools in China.
Mi Wang
Mi Wang is now a lecturer at Nanjing Xiaozhuang University. She worked as a Senior Researcher at the Education University of Hong Kong. Wang received her Doctor of Education degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2022, and her Master of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts in 2017. Wang‘s research interests include educational policy studies, student well-being, and home-school collaboration. Her current research focuses on the development of elementary school students.
Jing Chen
Jing Chen is an associate professor at the Department of Education, Shanghai Normal University. She earned a Ph.D. degree in 2019. Her research interests are principles of education and educational policy. Current research is focusing on educational governance and educational equity policies.
Yanwei Li
Yanwei Li is an associate professor at Nanjing Xiaozhuang University. She earned a Bachelor of Science in 2009, a Master of Developmental and Educational Psychology in 2012, and Doctor of Biomedical Engineering in 2017 at Henan Normal University, Beijing Normal University and Southeast University respectively. She has a passion for childhood development and education. Her current research focuses on child health evaluation.
Yihan Yang
Yihan Yang is a senior engineer in Information Engineering, the head of the Regulatory Science and Policy Research Department of the Shanghai Drug and Medical Device Adverse Reaction Monitoring Center, the responsible editor of the Jounal of Shanghai Drug Regulatory Intelligence Research. She is graduated from China Pharmaceutical University with a master’s degree in 2019. Her research interests are child food and drug regulatory policies.