Study of nutrition hanits of students studying at the high shool level: Doğubayazıt example

The purpose of the research is to analyze the nutritional habits of students studying at secondary education level. In this context, a questionnaire form was prepared. The questionnaire form consists of two parts. In the first part, 10 questions were asked to figure out the demographic information about the students. In the second part of the questionnaire, 20 questions were asked to determine the students' eating habits. The questionnaire was applied on 15-19 March 2021 at; Şehit Polis Fethi Sekin Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Muhammed Celali Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Fatımatu Zehra Girls Anatolian Religious High School, Dr. Reşat Erden Anadolu high school of 200 students, 108 female students and 92 male students, 25,5% (51) of the students were in 9th grade, 24,5% (49) in 10th class, 25,5% (51) in 11th class, 24,5% (49) in 12th class. IBM SPSS 22.0 program was used by evaluate the data. For the reliability (internal consistency) analysis of the scale, the Cronbach Alpha test in the "IBM SPSS STATISTICS" program was used and the result was 0.84. When the distribution of skipping meals of the students was examined, it was seen that 50,9% of the female students and 45,7% of the male students skipped meals. Given the number of meals per day 46,3% of the female students; It was determined that 63% of students eat three meals a day. When the breakfast place is examined, 25% of female students and 7,6% of male students have breakfast in the school canteen. In the distribution of snacks, 89,8% of female students; 81,5% of male students eat snacks. Considering the results gained from the research, it was determined that most of the students had inadequate or wrong eating habits. In this period of rapid growth and development, it is recommended that all school staff, especially students, be trained in adequate and balanced nutrition. Key words; Nutrition, Nutritional Habits, Nutrition in Adolescence