In 2016, the work of [1] showed a high prevalence of digestive disorders such as diarrhea in the student population of the Felix HouphouëtBoigny University in Côte d’Ivoire. Given the known relationship between Diarrhea and eating behaviors, a nutritional and health epidemiology survey was carried out from October 15, 2016 to February 17, 2017. The objective of the study was to research the link between food consumption and episodes of diarrhea encountered among students. For this purpose, 1,228 student volunteers volunteered and were surveyed. The study confirmed the high prevalence of acute diarrhea (57.5%) among students. After analyzing the relationship between eating habits and disease, it turned out that high consumption of spicy foods, sweet foods, foods containing eggs or milk were strongly involved. In view of these results, it would be important to carry out studies to evaluate the health safety of foods consumed on the Cocody University campus and also organize nutritional education sessions in all university campuses in the country with a view to an improvement in their eating habits and their health.

Keywords:Students; Food Habits; Digestive Pathologies; Diarrhea