Effectiveness of health education on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding junk food consumption among interns in a tertiary health care center in Chennai, India – a quasi-experimental study

• Authors: Bella Mary , Arun Murugan , Ramachandran Ramasubramanian , Ravinder Kamali , Mohanakrishnan Uppili Venkat Ragavan , Kasinathan Sathishkumar

Abstracts

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Introduction and aim. Junk foods are defined as any of various pre-packaged foods that are high in calories but low in nutritional value. This study was done to evaluate the effect of health education intervention on the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding junk food consumption among MBBS interns at the tertiary health care center in Chennai, India. Material and methods. This was a quasi-experimental study conducted from January to March 2023 among 105 CRMIs of a Government medical college in Chennai, India. After getting Institutional Ethics Committee approval, data was collected using a pretested self-administered semi structured questionnaire before and after health education intervention. Results. The majority (55.2%) of the respondent interns were hostellers. There was a significant increase in the knowledge (p<0.001), healthy attitude (p<0.001), and healthy practice (p<0.001) concerning junk food intake following health education intervention. Conclusion. Routine repeated sessions promoting health should be implemented in the medical curriculum in order for our future physicians to live a long healthy life as well as to set a good example.

Keywords

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attitude; junk foods; knowledge; MBBS interns; practice

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 300-305

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

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Bella Mary

• Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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Arun Murugan

• Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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Ramachandran Ramasubramanian

• Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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Ravinder Kamali

• Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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Mohanakrishnan Uppili Venkat Ragavan

• Government Nagapattinam Medical College, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India

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Kasinathan Sathishkumar

• Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2024.2.9

Biblioteka Nauki

40570854