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Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on February 18, 2009
Journal of Public Health 2009 31(2):222-230; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp011
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© The Author 2009, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved

Factors associated with television viewing time in toddlers and preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study



Georgia Kourlaba, Biostatistician-Research Assistant

Katerina Kondaki, Public Health Nutritionist-Research Assistant

Thodoris Liarigkovinos, Public Health Nutritionist-Research Assistant

Yannis Manios, Assistant Professor in Nutritional Assessment, Health Promotion and Counseling
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El. Venizelou Avenue, 17671 Kallithea, Greece

Address correspondence to Yannis Manios. E-mail: manios{at}hua.gr


  Abstract

Background The aim of this work was to describe the television (TV) viewing time of preschoolers and to examine factors that may be associated with it.

Methods A representative sample of 2374 Greek children aged 1–5 years was examined (GENESIS study). Several anthropometric, socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics were recorded.

Results The mean value of children's TV viewing time was 1.32 h/day. Twenty six percent of participants spent ≥2 h/day in TV viewing. The percentage of children whose TV viewing time was longer than 2 h/day was higher in children aged 3–5 years (32.2%) than in those aged 1–2 years (11.1%). Multiple logistic regression revealed that the time parents spent viewing TV and the region of residence were significantly associated with child's TV viewing time among children aged 3–5 years. Among children aged 1–2 years, the maternal educational status, the region of residence and the maternal TV viewing time were found to be related to child's TV viewing time.

Conclusions The current findings suggest that almost one third of Greek preschoolers exceed the limit of 2 h/day TV viewing and that parental TV viewing time may be the most important determinant of children's TV viewing time.

Keywords: children, parental TV viewing time, socio-demographic characteristics


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