Evaluation of nutritional status, anthropometric measurements and work stress levels of teachers working in primary schools in Malatya province

The aim of this study is to evaluate the nutritional status, anthropometric measurements and work stress levels of primary school teachers working in the province of Malatya. The sample of the study is 110 concise teachers, 54 male and 56 female, aged 24-64, working in primary schools in Malatya province.Teachers general information, nutritional status, food consumption frequency and anthropometric measurements were taken.Teachers stress levels were measured using the "Work Stress Scale", whose validity and reliability study was conducted before.While no teacher with low stress level was found in the study, it was determined that 36.4%of them had medium and 63.6%of them had high stress level.Regardless of gender, it has been determined that the nutritional status of the majority of teachers (76.4%) is affected by the stress in the workplace, and the frequency of food consumption varies.It was noteworthy that 40.7%of men and half of women were in pre-obesity stage in BMI evaluations.It was observed that the relationship between stress scores and anthropometric measurements was generally positive.As a result; ıt has been observed that the nutritional status of teachers who perform a stressful profession may be affected by various stress factors due to work, and this may cause an increase in anthropometric measurements, which may lead to the development of diseases.Strategies should be developed to gain healthy eating habits in schools and to prevent work stress. Keywords: Teacher, Nutrition Status, Work Stress, Antropometric Measurements.