Title: An evaluation on effects of health education intervention for obesity among primary school students in Jiading District of Shanghai
Abstract: Objective To investigate status of knowledge, attitude and behavior of prevention and intervention effect among primary school students. Methods By using stratified cluster sampling method, 2 990 primary school students from grade 2 to grade 4 were recruited from 2 intervention group schools and 2 control group schools in Jiading District of Shanghai. Health promotion on prevention was carried out among students in intervention group.Questionnaire survey was adopted to evaluate intervention effect. Results After health education, single reporting rate of knowing of Chinese guide pyramid, eating vegetables good for your health, fruit can not replace vegetables, nutrition characteristics of fast food, hazards of overeating, standard, the health effects of being overweight and the methods to control obesity in intervention group was significantly higher than that in control group( P 0.05). For students and parents in intervention group, proportion of willing to taking exercise,without unhealthy food and hoping children keeping healthy weight after intervention was significantly higher than that before intervention( P 0.01). After health education, students in intervention group with health behaviors,such as feeding on rice and drinking boiled water, accounted for 75.2% and 83.5%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in control group(59.6% and 78.0%, respectively)(P 0.01). Conclusion The health education intervention for prevention has a remarkable effect among primary school students in Jiading District of Shanghai. However, lasting health education and promotion is required to change unfavorable diet behavior.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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