The status of fruit and vegetables consumption and its related factors among female high school students in Bojnurd city based on the educational diagnostic stage of the PRECEDE model

Background and Aims: Girls are mothers of the future and you,ll have to plan ahead from adolescence to improve their nutrition. The Precede model surveys the causes of those behavioral factors that are closely related to health. Causes affecting behavior have been categorized in the educational diagnostic stage of this model. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the factors associated with fruits and vegetables consumption (FVC) among female students based on the educational diagnostic stage of the PRECEDE model. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted with participation of 445 female high school students in Bojnourd city in 2017. A two-stage method was employed for sampling. Data gathering tool was a questionnaire including demographic questions and knowledge, attitude and PRECEDE model. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0 through appropriate tests. All stages of the study were conducted according to moral standards. Results: Multiple regression analysis showed that the various constructs of the PRESADE model could overally explain 23.7% of the variance in FVC behavior in the students under study. Among the constructs of the model, knowledge, enabling and reinforcing factors, had a significant contribution in explaining the variance of FVC behavior (P<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between FVC behavior and all constructs of the PRECEDE model (P>0.001). Conclusion: Considering the statistically significant relationship between the PRECED model and the FVC behavior, appropriate educational interventions are suggested to be considered using this model, with the emphasis on knowledge, enabling and reinforcing factors in schools. Keywords: Female students, Precede Model, Fruit and vegetables consumptio

The Impact of Health Education based on the Health Belief Model on Improving Osteoporosis preventive Behavior among Women

Background: In all populations, bone mass decreases with age, so the researchers in this study sought to study the application of the health belief model (HBM) for adopting preventive behaviors on osteoporosis among women. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental research conducted on 64 middle-aged women (32 in test and 32 in control group). Data collection tools were a questionnaire based on HBM model with demographic questions, the food frequency questionnaire and the standard questionnaire of physical activity. After confirming the content validity and reliability, questionnaires were completed before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean ± SD) and analytical statistics (correlation coefficient, paired t- test and covariance) and through SPSS 16 at the significance level of 0.05. Results: Before the intervention, the mean score of HBM model constructs were not significantly different between the two groups. After the intervention, and by controlling for confounding variables the two groups showed significant differences in variables of knowledge, perceived severity, perceived self-efficacy, cues to action, perceived benefits and Calcium intake (p< 0.05), while they showed no significant difference in regard to constructs of perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers and physical activity. Conclusion: The use of health belief model was effective in adopting the prevention of osteoporosis and improving calcium intake in women, but it did not lead to the desired results in regard to improving physical activity behavior

وضعیت مصرف میوه و سبزیجات و عوامل مرتبط با آن در دانش آموزان دختر دبیرستان های شهر بجنورد بر اساس مدل پرسید

زمینه و اهداف: دختران، مادران آینده هستند و برای بهبود تغذیه آنها، باید از دوران نوجوانی برنامه ریزی کرد. مدل پرسید علل آن دسته ازعوامل رفتاری که ارتباط تنگاتنگ با سلامت دارند را بررسی می کند. علل مؤثر بر رفتار در مرحله تشخیص آموزشی این مدل طبقه بندی گردیده است. لذا هدف این پژوهش تعیین عوامل مرتبط با مصرف میوه و سبزی ها در بین دانش آموزان دختر براساس مرحله تشخیص آموزشی مدل پرسید بود. مواد و روشها: این مطالعه توصیفی تحلیلی در سال 1396 با شرکت 445 نفر از دانش آموزان دختر دبیرستانی شهر بجنورد انجام شد. جهت نمونه گیری از روش د ومرحله ای استفاده شد. ابزار جمع آوری داده ها پرسشنامه ای مشتمل بر سؤالات مشخصات فردی و سنجش آگاهی، نگرش و مدل پرسید بود. داده ها پس از گردآوری با استفاده از نرم افزار SPSS نسخه 20 و آزمون های متناسب تحلیل شدند. تمامی مراحل مطالعه حاضر طبق موازین اخلاقی اجرا گردید. یافته ها: تحلیل آزمون رگرسیون چندگانه نشان داد که در مجموع سازه های مختلف مدل پرسید، 7/23 درصد از واریانس عملکرد مصرف میوه و سبزیها در دانش آموزان مورد مطالعه را تبیین می کردند. از بین سازه های مدل، آگاهی، عوامل قادرکننده و تقویت کننده سهم معنی داری در تبیین واریانس عملکرد مصرف میوه و سبزیها داشتند (P&lt;0/05). بین عملکرد مصرف میوه و سبزیها و همه سازه های مدل پرسید همبستگی مثبت و معنی دار وجود داشت (P&lt;0.001). نتیجه گیری: نظر به ارتباط معنی دار سازه های مدل پرسید با عملکرد مصرف میوه و سبزی ها، پیشنهاد می شود، مداخلات آموزشی مناسب با استفاده از این مدل و با تأکید بر آگاهی و عوامل قادرکننده و تقویت کننده در مدارس صورت گیرد.Background and Aims: Girls are mothers of the future and you,ll have to plan ahead from adolescence to improve their nutrition. The Precede model surveys the causes of those behavioral factors that are closely related to health. Causes affecting behavior have been categorized in the educational diagnostic stage of this model. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the factors associated with fruits and vegetables consumption (FVC) among female students based on the educational diagnostic stage of the PRECEDE model. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted with participation of 445 female high school students in Bojnourd city in 2017. A two-stage method was employed for sampling. Data gathering tool was a questionnaire including demographic questions and knowledge, attitude and PRECEDE model. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0 through appropriate tests. All stages of the study were conducted according to moral standards. Results: Multiple regression analysis showed that the various constructs of the PRESADE model could overally explain 23.7% of the variance in FVC behavior in the students under study. Among the constructs of the model, knowledge, enabling and reinforcing factors, had a significant contribution in explaining the variance of FVC behavior (P&lt;0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between FVC behavior and all constructs of the PRECEDE model (P&gt;0.001). Conclusion: Considering the statistically significant relationship between the PRECED model and the FVC behavior, appropriate educational interventions are suggested to be considered using this model, with the emphasis on knowledge, enabling and reinforcing factors in schools