Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors

Singh, Upendra Kumar; Gautam, Nirmal; Bhandari, Tulsi Ram; Sapkota, Nirmal

doi:10.1155/2020/7932324

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“…Similarly, this study illustrated that 47.6% of the respondents checked the quality of nutrients on junk food packages but another study conducted in India did not supported this finding and reported that only 18% of the respondents checked the quality at all. 13 This shows the variation among the two study population, perhaps due to different geographic, socioeconomic and cultural differences. The present study depicted that there is no significant association between the level of awareness and practice of junk foods (P < 0.05).…”

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Awareness and Practice of Junk Foods among Adolescents in Secondary Level Students

Paudel

Shrestha

2021

Med. J. Shree Birendra Hosp.

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Introduction: Junk food consumption among adolescents has become a serious issue that may lead to harmful effects on health. Dietary patterns of people are shifting from homemade foods to junk foods. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the awareness and practice of junk foods among adolescents. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescents of secondary level students. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample and the sample size was 237. Data collection was done from April 15, 2019 to May 14, 2019. A set of semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse and interpret the findings. Results: The findings showed that more than three-fifth (67.9%) of adolescents had a moderate level of awareness about junk foods. Half (49.4%) of them consumed junk foods highly. All (100%) adolescents have consumed junk foods regularly whereas two-fifth (42.2%) replaced meals once a week with junk foods. Four-fifth (82.3%) of adolescents did not bring tiffin from home. There was no significant association between the awareness and practice of junk foods (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study concludes that most of the adolescents possessed a moderate level of awareness of junk foods. Majority of them did not bring tiffin from their home. Around half of them consumed junk foods in their daily life. Majority of them were aware of junk foods, although they still consumed junk foods.

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Awareness and Practice of Junk Foods among Adolescents in Secondary Level Students

Paudel

Shrestha

2021

Med. J. Shree Birendra Hosp.

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“…Conversely, a study conducted in Nepal revealed that knowledge of junk food was disassociated with junk food consumption (Poudel et al, 2018). Similarly, a growing body of literature concluded that junk food consumption among schoolchildren is more influenced by appealing advertisements, taste, reasonable price, easy access to junk foods, parenting style, and peer influence, and least by knowledge (Kotecha et al, 2013;Poudel et al, 2018;Sapkota and Neupane, 2017;Singh et al, 2020;WHO, 2005). This contradictory finding points to the need for further study to explore the relationship between food and nutrition knowledge and junk food consumption among schoolchildren.…”

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The socio-ecological model as a framework for understanding junk food consumption among schoolchildren in Nepal

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Background: The consumption of industrially processed food, popularly known as junk food, is a growing public health concern worldwide, including in Nepal. Schoolchildren are a vulnerable group and they consume junk food at school. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine multi-level determinants of junk food consumption among basic schoolchildren using the socio-ecological model as a framework. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among students ( n = 404), and a self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data. The chi-square test and logistic regression were applied to analyse the results using SPSS version 26. Results: Nearly half (47%) of the students reported that they consumed junk foods at snack time. Important variables for explaining junk food consumption were knowledge of food and nutrition—a micro-level determinant; sharing knowledge of food and nutrition with classmates at school—a meso-level determinant; grade of student—an exo-level determinant; and occupation of parents—a macro-level determinant. However, multivariate analysis found that knowledge of food and nutrition ( p < 0.05), and sharing knowledge of food and nutrition with classmates at school ( p < 0.05) were the significant predictors of junk food consumption. Conclusions: Junk food consumption is common among basic-level students in the study schools. Multi-level determinants explain the factors associated with this behaviour, extending from micro to macro as the socio-ecological model asserts. This study points to the need for comprehensive school-based nutrition education that targets multiple levels of influence, focusing on active learning approaches to promote healthy dietary behaviour in students.

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“…Furthermore, the meals in the household are often prepared and grocery shopping is done by the mothers/guardian, therefore meal patterns and dietary intake are directly influenced by the parental knowledge of nutrition, attitude and cooking techniques ( 53 ). Furthermore, peers of similar age/partners can highly influence the behaviour positively or negatively and can provide social support ( 19 , 54 ). This might explain higher social influence for intention to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day among the participants.…”

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“…The findings are consistent with previous studies of fruit and vegetable consumption among young adults ( 19 , 56 ). Singh et al ( 54 ) found that educational interventions significantly developed positive attitudes towards healthy eating behaviour among adolescents in Nepal. Such interventions might also consider providing nutritional advice on the health implications of consuming adequate vegetables for promoting and stimulating a positive attitude towards the recommended daily intake of vegetables among young adults ( 57 ).…”

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“…Further, we employed a brief measure of habit strength and self-identity, and thus may have limited more precise estimations of the effects of habit strength ( 64 ) and self-identity ( 34 ). Finally, this study considered self-identity and habit as an additional construct, however inclusion of other important factors such as knowledge, perceived barriers and food consumption patterns ( 19 , 54 ) could have strengthened the predictability of the framework.…”

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Psychosocial Determinants of Vegetable Intake Among Nepalese Young Adults: An Exploratory Survey

Pandey

Budhathoki²,

Yadav

2021

Front. Nutr.

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Background: Adequate intake of vegetables facilitates a healthy lifestyle. However, the majority of Nepalese young adults consume inadequate amount of vegetables per day.Objectives: We explored psychosocial determinants of daily intake of two or more servings of vegetables among Nepalese young adults using attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy (ASE) as a theoretical framework, extended with measures of habit and self-identity as additional constructs.Methods/Participants: A cross-sectional study through a web-based questionnaire survey was conducted among 461 Nepalese young adults aged 18–35 years old. Participants were recruited through convenience (snowball) sampling. A factor-based partial least square structural equation modelling was used for analysis.Results: The findings indicated that attitudes (β = 0.09, p = 0.029), social influence (β = 0.17, p < 0.001), habit (β = 0.24, p < 0.001) and self-identity (β = 0.30, p < 0.001) were significant factors influencing intention to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day. Further, self-efficacy (β = 0.10, p = 0.011), habit (β = 0.08, p = 0.034), diet (β = −0.10, p = 0.014), and place of residence (β = 0.11, p = 0.007) significantly influenced behaviour to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day. However, self-efficacy (β = 0.07, p = 0.062) did not significantly influence intention and self-identity (β = 0.06, p = 0.083), age (β = −0.02, p = 0.328), gender (β = 0.02, p = 0.350), and body mass index (β = −0.04, p = 0.209) did not significantly influence behaviour to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day.Conclusion: The study shows that attitudes, social influence, habit, and self-identity were significant factors influencing intention to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day. Further, self-efficacy and habit significantly influenced behaviour to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day. However, self-efficacy did not significantly influence intention and self-identity did not significantly influence behaviour to eat two or more servings of vegetables per day.

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Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Awareness and Practice of Junk Foods among Adolescents in Secondary Level Students

Awareness and Practice of Junk Foods among Adolescents in Secondary Level Students

The socio-ecological model as a framework for understanding junk food consumption among schoolchildren in Nepal

Psychosocial Determinants of Vegetable Intake Among Nepalese Young Adults: An Exploratory Survey

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