Effectiveness of Nutritional Counselling on Dietary Habit and Practices among School Adolescents in a Public School of Rawalpindi. A Quasi Experimental Interventional Study
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Dietary Habits; Dietary Practices; Effectiveness; Nutritional Counseling; Scholl Adolescents.Abstract
To determine the effectiveness of nutritional counselling on dietary habit and practices among school adolescents in a public school of Rawalpindi using Diet Quality questionnaire. This quasi-experimental study was carried out on 109 females among public schools of Rawalpindi. Simple Random sampling was performed. After following inclusion and exclusion criteria, respondents were selected and DQQ questionnaire was distributed and responses calculated. Intervention include A school based, three-month nutrition education program based on HBM construct was delivered, consisting of twice-monthly sessions (30 minutes each), tailored to Pakistan's nutritional strategies to improve diet. Visual aid, lectures, charts and messages from Pakistan Dietary Guidelines were used to increase understanding. Counseling sessions were conducted during school hours, facilitated by health educators or school counselors. Post DQQ questionnaire was evaluated. Data was collected, entered and analyzed in SPSS version 26. Paired T test was applied and p<0.05. Mean age was 15.06 ±0.64. Interventional outcomes include NutritionalKnowledge and Unhealthy habits showed significant results p<0.001
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