Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Availability and Accessibility of Fruit and Vegetable in Home and School for Iranian Students: A Cross-sectional Research in Schools of Tehran, Iran

Sakineh Rakhshanderou; Yadollah Mehrabi; Mohtasham Ghaffari

Volume 7, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 9013-9025

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.34681.3051

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Background: Availability and accessibilityarereported as the main determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children. The present study was conducted to assess the status ... Read More

Effectiveness of a Training Program based in PRECEDE Model on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Female Students

Ali Khani Jeihooni; Seyyed Mansour Kashfi; Saeideh Zareei Kooshkghazi; Seyyed Hannan Kashfi

Volume 5, Issue 10 , October 2017, , Pages 5935-5944

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7969

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Background Fruit and vegetable consumption increases students' health and growth and strengthens their mental activities. The present study aimed to investigates a training program ... Read More

Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls

Ali Ramezankhani; Elahe tavassoli; Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi; Masoumeh Alidosti; Zabihollah Gharlipour

Volume 4, Issue 10 , October 2016, , Pages 3699-3707

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7323

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Background: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during ... Read More Background: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. Knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. This study aimed to investigate the Knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescent girls in Shahrekord, Iran. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytic investigation conducted on high school girls in Shahrekord city during 2013 to 2014. 308 female students were selected randomly from 8 high schools and a researcher made questionnaire was used to collect the demographic, Knowledge and skill related data. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated by internal consistency method (Cronbach's alpha = 0.70, Cronbach's alpha= 0.76), respectively. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS-21 software. Results: The mean age of students was 13.86 ± 1.3 years. There was no statistically significant association between consumption of fruit and vegetables and fathers’ education level, mothers’ job and parents’ age. However, there was a significant association between fathers’ job and adolescents’ skill of fruit and vegetables consumption (P< 0.05). In addition, a significant association between mothers’ education level and adolescents’ knowledge and skill of fruit and vegetables consumption was observed (P<0.05). There was a significant direct association between knowledge and skill (P=0.01 and r=082), so that adolescents with more knowledge, had a better skill as well. Conclusion: Considering the adolescents’ low knowledge and skill in proper consumption of fruit and vegetables and also the direct association between knowledge and skill, it seems necessary to implement educational programs according to the health education and promotion theories and models, with contribution of parents and school personnel, to improve the knowledge and skill and empower adolescent girls in consumption of fruit and vegetables.

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Availability and Accessibility of Fruit and Vegetable in Home and School for Iranian Students: A Cross-sectional Research in Schools of Tehran, Iran

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Effectiveness of a Training Program based in PRECEDE Model on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Female Students

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Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls

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