Rao D Raghunatha, Vijayapushpam T, Subba Rao G M, Antony G M, Sarma K V R
Extension & Training Division, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;61(9):1081-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602622. Epub 2007 Feb 7.
To assess dietary habits and nutrition knowledge levels of the adolescent girls from different schools and to study the efficacy of two different nutrition education tools in improving their nutrition knowledge in the classroom setting.
Purposive sampling technique was adapted for selecting the subjects in the study.
Four secondary schools in Hyderabad, India.
In total, 164 adolescent girls belonging to eighth grade.
Two interventions (Intervention-1. Traditional method using print media such as folders leaflets and charts; Intervetion-2. Audio-visual CD) were carried out in a classroom setting for the experimental group.
FFQ data on dietary consumption of adolescent girls revealed more consumption of aerated drinks, bakery items, fast foods and less consumption of millets irrespective of their socio-economic conditions. However, consumption of vegetables, green leafy vegetables and fruits was moderate. A significant improvement in the nutrition related knowledge was observed among the experimental group after interventions-1 and -2 as compared to the baseline data. However, no significant difference in the improvement of nutrition knowledge levels was observed with the second intervention over the first intervention as already the children in the experimental group gained knowledge through print media.
Education on ill effects of aerated drinks, fast foods and the importance of nutrition during the adolescent phase should be emphasized in future programmes.
评估来自不同学校的青春期女孩的饮食习惯和营养知识水平，并研究两种不同营养教育工具在课堂环境中提高她们营养知识的效果。
采用目的抽样技术选择研究对象。
印度海得拉巴的四所中学。
总共164名八年级青春期女孩。
对实验组在课堂环境中实施两种干预措施（干预措施1：使用文件夹、传单和图表等印刷媒体的传统方法；干预措施2：视听光盘）。
青春期女孩饮食消费的食物频率问卷数据显示，无论社会经济状况如何，她们饮用汽水、烘焙食品、快餐的量较多，而食用小米的量较少。然而，蔬菜、绿叶蔬菜和水果的摄入量适中。与基线数据相比，实验组在接受干预措施1和干预措施2后，与营养相关的知识有显著改善。然而，由于实验组的儿童已经通过印刷媒体获得了知识，因此在营养知识水平的提高方面，第二次干预与第一次干预相比没有显著差异。
在未来的项目中，应强调汽水、快餐的不良影响以及青春期营养重要性的教育。
