| Autor: |
Taila Arif, Sheh Mureed, Hammal Khan Naseer Baloch |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Vol 61, Iss 4, Pp 179-185 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0030-9842 |
| Popis: |
Background: Adolescence is the transitional phase of age that links childhood to adulthood. Adolescence constitutes about one-sixth of the world’s population today. Among adolescents, girls are vulnerable, as it is a period of rapid growth & development and their dietary behaviors are not as per their requirements. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of educational intervention for improving dietary behavior and perceptions on nutrition of school going adolescent girls. Study type, settings & duration: This was a Quasi Experimental study conducted in a private school in district Gujrat Punjab Pakistan from May to August 2019. Methodology: A quasi experimental study design was conducted on school going adolescent girls aged 10-18 years. Convenient sampling technique was used to enroll 168 students (for baseline as well as follow up). A standard tool adapted from WHO, contextualized for the study population and pretested was used to assess the adolescent girls’ knowledge on nutrition and improving dietary practices. After a baseline assessment (pre-test), an educational workshop was conducted and post-test was carried after a span of one month. Using SPSS, the differences in knowledge attitude and practices were determined in by undertaking paired T-test. Results: Among 168 students, only 5.4% (n=9) knew at baseline about the expert’s advice of servings of fruits and vegetables people ate at a minimum in one day, while in follow up-test a significant increase was shown in 47.6% (n=80) students, p-value ( |
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