Assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding effects of junk food among adolescents in selected school, Patna

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Guide Mrs. Yasmeen Ruhy, Co Guide Mrs. Asha Bharti, B.Sc Nursing students, Group 8 2019 23 batch

Knowledge, Attitude, Affect, Junk food, Adolescents

ABSTRACT Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has though. Albert szent Gyorgyi Assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding effects of junk food among adolescents in selected school, Patna. Introduction: Junk food is a term given to food that is high in calories but low in nutrition content. In adolescence, both boys and girls undergo several physical and psychological changes which make them to become partly responsible for their own health and welfare. Junk food has no or less nutritional value and irrespective of the way they are not healthy to consume Andrew F. Smith’s encyclopaedia of junk food, junk food is define as those commercial products which have little or no nutritional value but do have plenty of calories, salt and fats. Junk food is a type of mass produced food designed for commercial resale and with a strong priority placed on speed of service, versus other relevant factors Merriam Webster (1951). According to WHO report, 40000 deaths occur per year in world due to excessive intake of junk food. It has been found that India’s over weight rates increase by 20%. Now in India is in the grip of an obesity epidemic expert say the trends need to be immediately arrested by restricting food advertisement and making food labeling clearer. World adolescent population is 1200million person in 10 19 year of age, or about 19% of the total population of serious nutritional challenges. There has been an increase in the consumption of junk food among school aged children (SAC) possibly leading to obesity & diet related consequences related to consumption of junk food. Now, In Modern days, both the parents are working so they can not able to spend their time to children. This is the main reason for the poor unhealthy habits of children. Junk food does not provide the essential nutrients like vitamin, Protein, Fibers. Even they can very much sufficing feel weakened adolescents. Junk food is prepared with rich amount of oil so, they feel drowsy and fail to concentrate. Junk food may cause poor concentration in adolescents these foods can affect digestive system of Adolescents like constipation and its effects can emerge after many years, there food can cause hyperactivity and learning disabilities. Objectives: 1. Assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding the effects of junk food among adolescents. 2. Find out the association between knowledge and attitude regarding the effects of junk food and socio demographic variables. Methodology: The research design adopted for the present study was descriptive and study was conducted in selected school Patna, Bihar. Sample of the study were adolescents available in selected school Patna at the time of data collection , Probability simple random sampling technique was used to select sample. The sample size of the present study were 400 adolescents. Data was collected by using self structured knowledge questionnaire and attitude scale. Reliability of the tool was done after conducting pilot study among 40 adolescents Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt by using split half method for knowledge questionnaire and Cronback’s alpha for attitude scale with the value of ‘r’ was 0.79. Hence, the tool was found to be reliable. Results: The study reveals that maximum 49% adolescents were having upto 12 years age, mostly 59.25% adolescents were Male. Majority of adolescents 21.5% were in 8th standard. Mostly 47.25% Fathers were graduates, maximum 57% Fathers were having Government job. Majority 46.75% Mothers were graduates, maximum 82.25% Mothers were homemaker. Highest Family income per month was above Rs.30,000. Mostly 48% adolescents were having Joint family, majority of adolescents 96.25% were from an urban area. Maximum 93.25% adolescents were Hindus, majority 43% adolescents were having Source of information from Mass media. The findings of the study shows that 2.5% is Indequate, 35.5% is Moderately adequate and 62% of knowledge level is Adequate. The study also shows that 19.5% is Moderately favorable and 80.5% of adolescents have favourable attitudes. Conclusion: The present study reveals that among 400 samples, majority of them (62%) have adequate knowledge and 80.5% have favourable attitude regarding effects of junk food among adolescents.

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Guide Mrs. Yasmeen Ruhy, Co Guide Mrs. Asha Bharti, & B.Sc Nursing students, Group 8 2019 23 batch (July-2025). Assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding effects of junk food among adolescents in selected school, Patna. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 10(7), b149-b162. https://doi.org/10.56975/ijnrd.v10i7.308235

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