Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent
Unhealthy food intake, physical inactivity, and body image (BI) dissatisfaction could potentially lead to obesity and health problems. This cluster-randomized intervention study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity (PA) intervention on related knowledge, attitu...
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| author | Ahmad Bahathig, Abeer Abu Saad, Hazizi Mohd Yusof, Nor Baizura Mohd Shukri, Nurul Husna |
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| description | Unhealthy food intake, physical inactivity, and body image (BI) dissatisfaction could potentially lead to obesity and health problems. This cluster-randomized intervention study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity (PA) intervention on related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Saudi adolescent girls (aged 13–14) living in Arar City. One hundred thirty-eight girls were selected and recruited randomly from two schools. The respondents in the intervention group (IG; n=68) received a three-month intervention program that consisted of six 90- minute sessions. The participants in the control group (CG; n=70) received only their traditional education and did not receive the intervention program. The groups’ total pre-test scores for practices were significantly different; therefore, the pre-test scores were used as covariates. The IG demonstrated significant improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and practices (p<0.001 for all), and improvement in the IG was greater than that in the CG at the post- test and three-month follow-up time points (p<0.001 for both). These findings provide evidence of the significant influence of a nutrition, PA, and positive BI intervention on related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Saudi adolescent girls. |
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| spelling | upm-1074522024-10-17T07:48:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107452/ Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent Ahmad Bahathig, Abeer Abu Saad, Hazizi Mohd Yusof, Nor Baizura Mohd Shukri, Nurul Husna Unhealthy food intake, physical inactivity, and body image (BI) dissatisfaction could potentially lead to obesity and health problems. This cluster-randomized intervention study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity (PA) intervention on related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Saudi adolescent girls (aged 13–14) living in Arar City. One hundred thirty-eight girls were selected and recruited randomly from two schools. The respondents in the intervention group (IG; n=68) received a three-month intervention program that consisted of six 90- minute sessions. The participants in the control group (CG; n=70) received only their traditional education and did not receive the intervention program. The groups’ total pre-test scores for practices were significantly different; therefore, the pre-test scores were used as covariates. The IG demonstrated significant improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and practices (p<0.001 for all), and improvement in the IG was greater than that in the CG at the post- test and three-month follow-up time points (p<0.001 for both). These findings provide evidence of the significant influence of a nutrition, PA, and positive BI intervention on related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Saudi adolescent girls. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2023-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107452/1/Effectiveness%20of%20a%20nutrition%20and%20physical%20activity%20intervention%20among%20adolescent.pdf Ahmad Bahathig, Abeer and Abu Saad, Hazizi and Mohd Yusof, Nor Baizura and Mohd Shukri, Nurul Husna (2023) Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent. International Journal of Public Health Science, 12 (3). 1085 - 1092. ISSN 2620-4126; ESSN: 2252-8806 https://ijphs.iaescore.com/index.php/IJPHS/article/view/22931 10.11591/ijphs.v12i3.22931 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Bahathig, Abeer Abu Saad, Hazizi Mohd Yusof, Nor Baizura Mohd Shukri, Nurul Husna Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title | Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title_full | Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title_short | Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
| title_sort | effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent |
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