Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention on adolescent school girls in Alkarak governorate, Jordan
Other Title(s)
فاعلية تدخل التعليم التغذوي على فتيات المدارس المراهقات في محافظة الكرك، الأردن
Dissertant
al-Sarayirah, Ishraq Nabil Muhammad
Thesis advisor
University
Mutah University
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Department
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2020
English Abstract
Introduction: Adolescence is the phase of the shift from childhood to adulthood, and any deficiencies in this phase will lead to many disorders and complications.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational nutritional intervention program (ENIP) among adolescent school girls in Alkarak Governorate.
Design: Pretest-Posttest intervention was utilized as a study design.
Methods: The study was conducted during the period from 9th Feb to March 13, 2020 in AlKarak governorate schools, south Jordan, using a reliable and valid structured-interview questionnaire.
A multistage sampling method used to collect 100 adolescent school girls.
Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-19.
The descriptive analysis, Paired test analysis, Independent sample t-test, correlation, ANOVA, and multiple linear regressions were used.
Results: The mean age for all adolescent school girls (N = 100) was 15.21±0.69 years.
The dietary behavior after the ENIP significantly improved (3.79±0.629).
The knowledge scores of nutritional health significantly better following ENIP (0.755±0.153).
Also nutritional attitude had a noticeable improvement after intervention (4.18±0.34).
The correlation coefficients between dietary behavior, nutritional knowledge, and nutritional attitude before and after ENIP were positive and statistically significant (r = 0.771, 0.423, and 0.666, respectively).
Multiple linear regressions revealed that about 40% of the variation in the dietary behavior was attributed to the nutritional attitude, (R2 = 0.402, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The educational nutritional intervention program among adolescent school girls in the AlKarak governorate was effective.
Recommendations: The study recommends that while smaller-scale interventions in schools are effective in improving nutritional behavior, nutritional knowledge, and nutritional attitude of students; the Ministry of Health, Ministry of education, and public health sectors should collaborate to bring more comprehensive, bigger-scale interventions in schools for maximum benefit.
Main Subjects
No. of Pages
63
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Theoretical background.
Chapter Two : Literature review.
Chapter Three : Design and methodology.
Chapter Four : Results.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sarayirah, Ishraq Nabil Muhammad. (2020). Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention on adolescent school girls in Alkarak governorate, Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349958
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sarayirah, Ishraq Nabil Muhammad. Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention on adolescent school girls in Alkarak governorate, Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2020).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349958
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sarayirah, Ishraq Nabil Muhammad. (2020). Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention on adolescent school girls in Alkarak governorate, Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349958
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-1349958
