Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls
Background: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. Knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. This...
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| author | Ali Ramezankhani Elahe tavassoli Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi Masoumeh Alidosti Zabihollah Gharlipour |
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| description | Background: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. Knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. This study aimed to investigate the Knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescent girls in Shahrekord, Iran. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytic investigation conducted on high school girls in Shahrekord city during 2013 to 2014. 308 female students were selected randomly from 8 high schools and a researcher made questionnaire was used to collect the demographic, Knowledge and skill related data. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by internal consistency method (Cronbach's alpha = 0.70, Cronbach's alpha= 0.76), respectively. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS-21 software. Results: The mean age of students was 13.86 ± 1.3 years. There was no statistically significant association between consumption of fruit and vegetables and fathers’ education level, mothers’ job and parents’ age. However, there was a significant association between fathers’ job and adolescents’ skill of fruit and vegetables consumption (P< 0.05). In addition, a significant association between mothers’ education level and adolescents’ knowledge and skill of fruit and vegetables consumption was observed (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5606b631e8f44e45892481f246cc74282022-12-22T04:01:35ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552016-10-014103699370710.22038/ijp.2016.73237323Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent GirlsAli Ramezankhani0Elahe tavassoli1Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi2Masoumeh Alidosti3Zabihollah Gharlipour4Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, IranBackground: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. Knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. This study aimed to investigate the Knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescent girls in Shahrekord, Iran. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytic investigation conducted on high school girls in Shahrekord city during 2013 to 2014. 308 female students were selected randomly from 8 high schools and a researcher made questionnaire was used to collect the demographic, Knowledge and skill related data. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by internal consistency method (Cronbach's alpha = 0.70, Cronbach's alpha= 0.76), respectively. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS-21 software. Results: The mean age of students was 13.86 ± 1.3 years. There was no statistically significant association between consumption of fruit and vegetables and fathers’ education level, mothers’ job and parents’ age. However, there was a significant association between fathers’ job and adolescents’ skill of fruit and vegetables consumption (P< 0.05). In addition, a significant association between mothers’ education level and adolescents’ knowledge and skill of fruit and vegetables consumption was observed (Phttp://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7323_e415f635d07b8f000bc27b0733c822ea.pdfAdolescentBehaviorFruitKnowledgeVegetables |
| spellingShingle | Ali Ramezankhani Elahe tavassoli Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi Masoumeh Alidosti Zabihollah Gharlipour Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls International Journal of Pediatrics Adolescent Behavior Fruit Knowledge Vegetables |
| title | Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls |
| title_full | Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls |
| title_short | Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls |
| title_sort | investigation of the knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables among shahrekord adolescent girls |
| topic | Adolescent Behavior Fruit Knowledge Vegetables |
| url | http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7323_e415f635d07b8f000bc27b0733c822ea.pdf |
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