The effect of a nutrition education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and intake of foods high in fats in women
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Electrophysiology, Tehran Heart Center and Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center, Cardiovascular Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Given that many Iranian were interested in the consumption of foods that are highin fats, the present study was done to determine the effect of a nutrition education intervention onknowledge, attitude, and intake of foods high in fat among a sample of women in Tehran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this quasi‑experimental study, 92 female referrals to the healthhouses affiliated to Tehran municipal were selected and assigned to either intervention (n = 46) orcontrol (n = 46) groups. Information (data) regarding women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice interms of foods rich in fat intake was collected by three questionnaires. Then, a nutrition educationintervention included four 40–60 min training sessions over 4 weeks was designed and conductedto the study participants in the intervention group. Two groups were followed up 2 months after theintervention. Finally, all data were analyzed by using the independent‑samples t‑tests, Student’spaired‑samples t‑test, and Pearson correlation analysis on the R software (version 6.3.2).RESULTS: The results showed that there were significant reductions in a positive attitude towards foodwith high fat content and intake of these foods in the intervention group compared with the controlgroup after the intervention (P < 0.001). Furthermore, following the intervention, the intervention groupreported a significant increase in dietary fat nutrition knowledge than the control group (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Developing nutrition education interventions is an effective strategy for reducing theconsumption of foods rich in fat in Iranian women.
