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Effectiveness of Nutrition Education on Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescent Girls towards the Concept of Aesthetic Foods


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1 PG Scholar, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Principal, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Assistant Professor, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Professor, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Objective: To assess and compare the effectiveness of Nutrition education on the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls towards the concept of aesthetic foods. Methodology: Quantitative approach. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of Nutrition education on knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods among 150 adolescent girls selected by a convenient sampling method studying undergraduate courses at a selected College in the Coimbatore district. Nutrition education about the role of nutrition on aesthetics was administered and the level of knowledge and attitude was assessed by using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire and a 4-point Likert scale and the pre and post-test levels of knowledge and attitude were compared. Results: The research findings revealed that the post-test mean knowledge score of adolescent girls was 7.64 with an SD of 1.04 and their post-test mean attitude score was 30.22 with an SD of 3.57. The calculated paired ‘t’ value (55.222 and 31.529) for knowledge and attitude shows that there was a high statistical difference at p<0.001. Conclusion: The results revealed that nutrition education on aesthetic dietary practices was an effective method of education in enhancing the knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods.

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Aesthetic Foods, Knowledge and Attitude, Nutrition Education
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S. Vishnupriya
PG Scholar, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
Esther Rakel
Principal, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
Shabana Mohamed Sameer
Assistant Professor, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India
G. Nandhini
Professor, Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Objective: To assess and compare the effectiveness of Nutrition education on the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls towards the concept of aesthetic foods. Methodology: Quantitative approach. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of Nutrition education on knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods among 150 adolescent girls selected by a convenient sampling method studying undergraduate courses at a selected College in the Coimbatore district. Nutrition education about the role of nutrition on aesthetics was administered and the level of knowledge and attitude was assessed by using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire and a 4-point Likert scale and the pre and post-test levels of knowledge and attitude were compared. Results: The research findings revealed that the post-test mean knowledge score of adolescent girls was 7.64 with an SD of 1.04 and their post-test mean attitude score was 30.22 with an SD of 3.57. The calculated paired ‘t’ value (55.222 and 31.529) for knowledge and attitude shows that there was a high statistical difference at p<0.001. Conclusion: The results revealed that nutrition education on aesthetic dietary practices was an effective method of education in enhancing the knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods.

Keywords


Aesthetic Foods, Knowledge and Attitude, Nutrition Education

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15613/sijrs%2F2021%2Fv8i1-2%2F217896