Effectiveness of Nutrition Education on Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescent Girls towards the Concept of Aesthetic Foods

Abstract

Objective: To assess and compare the effectiveness of Nutrition education on the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls towards the concept of aesthetic foods. Methodology: Quantitative approach. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of Nutrition education on knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods among 150 adolescent girls selected by a convenient sampling method studying undergraduate courses at a selected College in the Coimbatore district. Nutrition education about the role of nutrition on aesthetics was administered and the level of knowledge and attitude was assessed by using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire and a 4-point Likert scale and the pre and post-test levels of knowledge and attitude were compared. Results: The research findings revealed that the post-test mean knowledge score of adolescent girls was 7.64 with an SD of 1.04 and their post-test mean attitude score was 30.22 with an SD of 3.57. The calculated paired ‘t’ value (55.222 and 31.529) for knowledge and attitude shows that there was a high statistical difference at p<0.001. Conclusion: The results revealed that nutrition education on aesthetic dietary practices was an effective method of education in enhancing the knowledge and attitude towards the concept of aesthetic foods.