Table 4 Timing of breakfast consumption and parent’s perception of child’s breakfast intake
Variable (percent within item relative to total) | Breakfast Intake (%) | p-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily | Non-daily | ||
Time breakfast consumed by the child (%) | Â | Â | 0.311 |
 Before 6:00 am (47.4%) | 24.8 | 75.2 |  |
 After 6:00 am (52.6%) | 23.1 | 76.9 |  |
Who prepare the breakfast for the child? (%) | Â | Â | 0.039 |
 Mother (84.5%) | 20.3 | 79.7 |  |
 Father (0.5%) | 20.0 | 80.0 |  |
 Domestic helper (8.6%) | 33.7 | 66.3 |  |
 Sister/brother (3.0%) | 16.1 | 83.9 |  |
 The child himself/herself (2.1%) | 13.6 | 86.4 |  |
 Brought ready from the market (0.3%) | 0.0 | 100.0 |  |
 Nothing is prepared at home (0.9%) | 0.0 | 100.0 |  |
How much Satisfied with the breakfast consumed by your child at home? (%) | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 Satisfied (40.3%) | 24.0 | 76.0 |  |
 Somewhat happy (47.3%) | 21.5 | 78.5 |  |
 Not satisfied (12.4%) | 10.3 | 89.7 |  |
As a meal, how important is your child’s breakfast for you? (%) |  |  | 0.389 |
 Very important (91.2%) | 21.4 | 78.6 |  |
 Somewhat important (8.0%) | 15.7 | 84.3 |  |
 Not important (0.8%) | 12.5 | 87.5 |  |
In your opinion, which is the most important meal of the day for your child? (%) | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Breakfast (80.2%) | 23.2 | 76.8 |  |
 Lunch (17.7%) | 12.0 | 88.0 |  |
 Dinner (2.1%) | 4.5 | 95.5 |  |
How important having enough protein in your child’s breakfast? (%) |  |  | 0.395 |
 Very important (73.7%) | 21.3 | 78.7 |  |
 Not important (4.5%) | 29.5 | 70.5 |  |
 I do not know (21.8%) | 20.4 | 79.6 |  |
Do you think (as a parent) that having breakfast improves child’s academic performance? (%) |  |  | 0.141 |
 Yes (93.0%) | 21.4 | 78.6 |  |
 No (0.2%) | 50.0 | 50.5 |  |
 I do not know (6.8%) | 12.9 | 87.1 |  |