Adolescents Knowledge Regarding Harmful Effects of Junk food

Abstract

Like very rose has a thorn ,the fast food also called Junk food; on one side they are easy to prepare and cheap and on other side these foods have many harmful effects on health. Improving nutrition knowledge among children may help them to make healthier food choices. A Pre-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding harmful effects of Junk food among adolescents. This study was conducted in 3 selected schools at District Jalandhar, Punjab. Total 60 adolescents those who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected by non probability convenience sampling technique. The pre-test was taken by using self structured questionnaire followed by structured teaching programme. After 7 days post-test was taken. The mean percentage of the knowledge score of post test (22.88) was higher than pre test (12.96). The 't' value for total pre test and post test was 16.76.The difference between pre-test knowledge score and post test knowledge scores was 9.92. It means the knowledge score increased after structured teaching programme. The findings of study reveals that the education had a vital role in improving the knowledge of adolescents regarding harmful effects of Junk food.