Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A low risk of gastrointestinal disorders in the adult population has long been linked to consuming a Mediterranean diet (MD). The study aims to evaluate the effects of the Mediterranean diet educational program on employee's knowledge regarding functional gastrointest...
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| description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A low risk of gastrointestinal disorders in the adult population has long been linked to consuming a Mediterranean diet (MD). The study aims to evaluate the effects of the Mediterranean diet educational program on employee's knowledge regarding functional gastrointestinal disorders.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental study design of two study groups (pre-test and post-test) was carried out at four colleges in the University of Baghdad, Iraq of the period between January 10, 2022 and May 31, 2022. A purposive (non-probability) sample was used with a sample size of (160) employees divided into two groups (80 employees each). The study group of 80 employees was exposed to the Mediterranean Diet educational program while the control group with was not.
RESULTS: The results showed a positive effect of the Mediterranean diet educational program on the employees' functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) knowledge in the study group. The study results indicated that there are highly significant mean differences between the study and control groups in the pre-test and the post-test in the specific and general knowledge area of employees' functional gastrointestinal disorders (t = 17.002, df = 158; t = 24.19, df = 158; P value ≤ 0.01). Findings indicated that there were no significant statistical relationships between the level of knowledge of functional gastrointestinal disorders and demographic characteristics except employees' level of education with a high significant association P value ≤ 0.01).
CONCLUSION: The Mediterranean diet educational program effectively improves the employees' knowledge of functional gastrointestinal disorders. These results support the benefit of establishing educational programs for adult employees on the Mediterranean diet to improve individuals' knowledge about the gastrointestinal diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8f601b931f94a26b3ffa9bfbf9603622024-03-25T11:15:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312024-01-01131585810.4103/jehp.jehp_1029_23Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, IraqMassara A NajmTahseen R MohammedBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A low risk of gastrointestinal disorders in the adult population has long been linked to consuming a Mediterranean diet (MD). The study aims to evaluate the effects of the Mediterranean diet educational program on employee's knowledge regarding functional gastrointestinal disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental study design of two study groups (pre-test and post-test) was carried out at four colleges in the University of Baghdad, Iraq of the period between January 10, 2022 and May 31, 2022. A purposive (non-probability) sample was used with a sample size of (160) employees divided into two groups (80 employees each). The study group of 80 employees was exposed to the Mediterranean Diet educational program while the control group with was not. RESULTS: The results showed a positive effect of the Mediterranean diet educational program on the employees' functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) knowledge in the study group. The study results indicated that there are highly significant mean differences between the study and control groups in the pre-test and the post-test in the specific and general knowledge area of employees' functional gastrointestinal disorders (t = 17.002, df = 158; t = 24.19, df = 158; P value ≤ 0.01). Findings indicated that there were no significant statistical relationships between the level of knowledge of functional gastrointestinal disorders and demographic characteristics except employees' level of education with a high significant association P value ≤ 0.01). CONCLUSION: The Mediterranean diet educational program effectively improves the employees' knowledge of functional gastrointestinal disorders. These results support the benefit of establishing educational programs for adult employees on the Mediterranean diet to improve individuals' knowledge about the gastrointestinal diseases.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2024;volume=13;issue=1;spage=58;epage=58;aulast=Najmeducational programemployeesgastrointestinal disordersknowledgemediterranean diet |
| spellingShingle | Massara A Najm Tahseen R Mohammed Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq Journal of Education and Health Promotion educational program employees gastrointestinal disorders knowledge mediterranean diet |
| title | Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq |
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| title_short | Effectiveness of Mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the University of Baghdad, Iraq |
| title_sort | effectiveness of mediterranean diet educational program on the functional gastrointestinal disorders knowledge of employees in the university of baghdad iraq |
| topic | educational program employees gastrointestinal disorders knowledge mediterranean diet |
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