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The aim is to compare dietary habits of rural and urban college students in Lucknow.

February 2, 2026Open Access

Comparative Study of Dietary Habits between Rural and Urban College Level Students

MMMukesh Kumar MishraUniversity of Lucknow

Key Points

The aim is to compare dietary habits of rural and urban college students in Lucknow.
200 students from Kalicharan P.G College were randomly selected (100 urban, 100 rural).
Data was collected using a questionnaire on dietary habits.
Descriptive statistics and independent t-tests were applied for analysis.
Significant difference in dietary habits was found between urban and rural students (t=4.641, p<0.05).
Urban students exhibited better dietary habits compared to rural students.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare theDietary Habits between Rural and Urban Studentsof Lucknow. For the present investigation, 200students (100 urban and 100 rural ) from differentdepartments of Kalicharan P.G College Lucknowwere selected as subject for this study. The sampleswere selected by using random sampling technique.Data for the study on Dietary Habits (DH) wasmeasured by Questionnaire. (Dietary Habits California University of Pennsylvania, California,Pennsylvania). In order to found the result of the studydescriptive statistics and independent t-test were usedat 0.05 level of significance. The result of this studyshowed that significant difference between urban andrural students in relation to dietary habits (t=4.641,p<.05). on the basis of this study it was concludedthat the urban students have better dietary habitscompare to rural students.

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