The effect of educational intervention on girl’s behavior regarding nutrition: Applying the beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors
نویسندگان
1 Health Sciences Research Center, School of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
2 Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences
3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
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چکیده
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an educationalprogram based on the Belief, Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Enabling Factors (BASNEF) Modelon the nutritional behavior among second‑grade, middle school, female students in Isfahancity. Materials and Methods: This quasi‑experimental study was performed on 72 students.The samples were randomly divided in two groups (36 in the intervention group and 36 inthe control group). The data collection tools were validated and had reliable questionnaires.For the intervention group, a 75‑minute educational session was held thrice. The controlgroup had no education. The BASNEF model constructs guided the development of thequestionnaires and content of the educational sessions. The independent t‑test and pairedt‑test were used to analyze the data. A two-tailed P value lower than 0.05 was considered tobe statistically significant. Result: According to the results, the mean scores of knowledge andmodel variables (Belief, Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Enabling Factors) had a significantdifference in the two groups after intervention (P < 0.001). On the basis of the findings, aftereducational intervention, 36.1% of the students had unfavorable nutritional behavior. In thecontrol group, 88.9% of the students had unfavorable nutritional behavior, before and one monthafter intervention. Conclusion: The present study showed that nutrition education interventionbased on the BASNEF model could promote the nutritional behavior in girl students.
