Journal of Education and Health Promotion

BACKGROUND: Recent findings show that a longer breastfeeding duration and proper dietarymanagement could lower the risk of postnatal diabetes. An excellent and interactive educationmodule ... Read More

Outcome of structured health education intervention for obesity‑risk reduction among junior high school students: Stratified cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) in South India

. Jaun Z. Rizvi; . Pawan Kumar; . Muralidhar M. Kulkarni; . Asha Kamath

Volume 12, Issue 11 , December 2022, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Obesity has been identified as a serious global health concern whose prevalencedoubles almost every 10 years. Health education regarding physical activity and healthy diet ... Read More BACKGROUND: Obesity has been identified as a serious global health concern whose prevalencedoubles almost every 10 years. Health education regarding physical activity and healthy diet impartedto adolescents could prove to be fruitful in reducing obesity‑risk. Objectives of this study were toevaluate the effect of health education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP)regarding obesity‑risk reduction and to estimate the postinterventional change in body massindex (BMI) and total body fat (%) among adolescent school children in South India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Stratified cluster randomized controlled trial was carried out among398 students recruited at baseline including 206 and 192 participants in intervention and controlgroup respectively selected through simple random sampling from eligible government aided andprivate schools to assess KAP regarding physical activity and diet using pretested and validatedquestionnaire by making three school visits 6 months apart. Anthropometric measurements wererecorded in first and third visit only, while health education intervention was given in first visit tointervention and third visit to control group after taking their responses on the questionnaire. Datawere entered and analyzed using SPSS version 15.RESULTS: Overall dropout rate was 13.5% with dropout in intervention and control group being12.6% and 14.5% respectively, making 180 participants in intervention and 164 in control groupavailable for analysis. Mean physical activity KAP score improved significantly from 16.19 ± 4.61to 19.46 ± 10.07 in intervention group. Mean dietary KAP score also improved significantly from21.38 ± 4.07 to 23.43 ± 4.53 in intervention group (p < 0.001). Mean BMI decreased significantlywithin intervention group (p < 0.001) as compared to control group (p = 0.908). Based on cut‑off levelfor total body fat (%) to categorize obesity‑risk among participants, statistically significant decline inproportions from 26.1% to 13.3% was observed in intervention group (p < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Results depicted better KAP in intervention group than control group in all the threevisits while it improved significantly within both groups. Hence, the health education was found tobe effective in improving the overall KAP regarding modifiable risk factors of obesity among thestudy participants. Further studies to screen the adolescents for obesity‑risk and successive healtheducation sessions must be carried within schools in order to bring about change in knowledge,attitude, and practices regarding obesity‑risk.

A comparative study on the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with and without hypertensive heart disease in Iran

. Parastoo Baharvand; . Farideh Malekshahi; . Nafiseh Gheydar

Volume 12, Issue 2 , February 2022, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Health‑promoting behaviors can affect the psychological and physical consequences of hypertension. For the prevention and control of hypertension, lifestyle modification ... Read More BACKGROUND: Health‑promoting behaviors can affect the psychological and physical consequences of hypertension. For the prevention and control of hypertension, lifestyle modification has been recommended. This study aimed to investigate the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with hypertensive heart disease in Iran and compare them with those of healthy people.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a descriptive comparative study with cross‑sectional design. Participants were 141 patients with hypertensive heart disease (mean age = 39 ± 10.2 years) referred to the cardiac clinic of Madani Hospital in Khorramabad, Iran, and 141 healthy people selected from those referred to the hospital. The Persian version of the revised Health‑Promoting Lifestyle Profile‑II (HPLP‑II) was used to evaluate the health‑promoting behaviors of participants. After collecting data, they were analyzed in SPSS v. 22 software using descriptive statistics and statistical tests including independent t‑test and one‑way ANOVA.RESULTS: The overall HPLP‑II score was 142.34 ± 30.48 in patients and 150.52 ± 37.07 in controls. The highest and lowest HPLP‑II dimension scores in both groups were related to health responsibility and stress management dimensions. There was a significant difference between groups only in dimensions of nutrition (P = 0.017) and physical activity (P = 0.016), and in the overall score (P = 0.044), whose scores were lower in patients compared to controls. The difference in HPLP‑II score of patients with different demographic characteristics (marital status, place of residence, gender, age, educational level, and occupation) was not statistically significant.CONCLUSION: Patients with heart disease caused by high blood pressure in Iran have poorer diet and physical activity compared to healthy people. Educational interventions with a focus on the importance of dietary regime and exercise are recommended for them.

The effect of a nutrition education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and intake of foods high in fats in women

. Fatemeh Zeynalzadeh Borjloo; . Tahereh Dehdari; . Jamileh Abolghasemi; . Fatemehsadat Amiri; . Ali Vasheghani‑Farahani

Volume 11, Issue 5 , June 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Given that many Iranian were interested in the consumption of foods that are highin fats, the present study was done to determine the effect of a nutrition education intervention ... Read More

Examination of the relationship of diet quality with cardiometabolic risk factors in apparently healthy college students

. Rachel A. Williams; . Angela M. Rose; . Richard S. Bruno; . Andrew S. Hanks; . Julie A. Kennel; . Joshua D. McDonald; . Allison N. Labyk; . Carolyn Gunther

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Preliminary evidence indicates that subclinical cardiometabolic abnormalities arepresent in apparently healthy nonobese young adults. Poor dietary habits may be a contributing ... Read More

Nutritional status and its relationship with bone mass density in postmenopausal women admitted in osteodensitometry center, Isfahan‑Iran

. Zamzam Paknahad; . Noushin Mohammadifard; . Zahra Bonakdar; . Akbar Hasanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 2 , May 2014, , Pages 1-5

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Introduction: Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease and one of the most important modifiablefactors in the development and maintenance of bone mass are nutrition nutritional status ... Read More

Evaluation of dietary habits and related factors among type 2 diabetic patients: An innovative study in Iran

. Azar Tol; . Bahram Mohebbi; . Roya Sadeghi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-5

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess dietary habits and related factorsamong type 2 diabetic mellitus patients for designing an effective nutrition intervention.Materials ... Read More

The prevention and control the type-2 diabetes by changing lifestyle and dietary pattern

. Mohammad Asif

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-8

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Type-2 diabetes is a major, non-communicable disease with increasing prevalence at a globallevel. Type-2 diabetes results when the body does not make enough insulin or the body cannotuse ... Read More

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Development and validation of breastfeeding and dietary education package for women with gestational diabetes mellitus

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Outcome of structured health education intervention for obesity‑risk reduction among junior high school students: Stratified cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) in South India

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A comparative study on the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with and without hypertensive heart disease in Iran

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The effect of a nutrition education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and intake of foods high in fats in women

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Examination of the relationship of diet quality with cardiometabolic risk factors in apparently healthy college students

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Nutritional status and its relationship with bone mass density in postmenopausal women admitted in osteodensitometry center, Isfahan‑Iran

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Evaluation of dietary habits and related factors among type 2 diabetic patients: An innovative study in Iran

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The prevention and control the type-2 diabetes by changing lifestyle and dietary pattern

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