EFFECTIVENESS OF DIETARY BEHAVIORAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES MODIFICATION PROGRAM APPLYING THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
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BACKGROUND: One of the health concerns in dealing with the problem is school-aged children who are overweight. If not, determine the best course of action for resolving the issue. It will have an impact on school-aged children's health issues.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a dietary behavior and physical activity modification program based on the theory of planned behavior among junior high school students in Chiang Khong district, Chiangrai province, who suffer from malnutrition.
METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study that was split into two groups in order to compare the outcomes before and after the experiment. A junior high school kid with overweight classmates studied in Chiang Khong District, Chiangrai province, during the academic year 2019. A multistage sampling procedure was used to choose 40 participants from the control and experimental groups. The 12-week behavior modification program was given to the experimental group. Questionnaires and dietary and physical activity modification programs were used as measuring techniques. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, means, standard deviations, and inferential statistics to compare mean score differences within groups using the paired t-test statistic and between groups using the independent t-test statistic.
RESULTS: The experimental group had higher average scores on food consumption behaviour and physical activity, attitude toward behavior, referral group conformance, cognitive behavioural control, and intention in food consumption behavior and physical activity than before and the control group with statistically significant with p value 0.05.
CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS: Children in junior high school have increased their food habits and physical activity as a result of behavior modification programs. As a result, health professionals and educational institutions have devised behavior modification programs to urge pupils to eat well and act properly.
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