Effect of educational intervention program for parents on adolescents’nutritional behaviors in Isfahan in 2016
Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1-6
. Fatemeh Mokhtari, . Ashraf Kazemi, . Soheila Ehsanpour
Abstract BACKGROUND: Family participation is an important element on nutritional education especially
for students. Parents have a key role in instilling and understanding healthy eating habits, but yet
the use of family participation strategies in the nutrition education was low. The aim of this study
is determining the effect of parental educational intervention program for parents on adolescents’
nutritional behaviors in Isfahan, Iran in 2016.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a kind of field trial that conducted on 63 girl teenagers
from junior high schools of Isfahan in 2016 that were randomly divided into two groups of intervention
and control. The data collection tool which was a researcher made questionnaire was completed
in both groups before and 1 month after the intervention. The intervention included three training
sessions for parents and giving educational compact disc and forwarding SMS. To analysis of data
independent t‑test and paired t‑test were used.
RESULTS: Paired t‑test showed that in intervention group the average score of fruit (P = 0.03) and
in control group the average score of vegetables (P < 0.05) were significant statistical difference, but
in other aspects of nutritional behaviors was not a significant difference. Independent t‑test showed
that after intervention, mean scores nutritional behavior of adolescent girls in both groups had no
significant differences.
CONCLUSIONS: No significant difference was in the nutritional behaviors before and after the
intervention. Hence, just educating the parents is not enough for achieving appropriate nutritional
behaviors in the adolescents.