study in the efect of education through health belief model on the perceptions of girl students in primary school about breakfast and snack in noshahr-2007

ABSTRACT

Attentions to girls feeding situation have important designation to their health and prevention diseases of malnutrition in next year's. Breakfast has important role to student thought and body health. Education is one of the methods to increase student Perceptions. A study in the effect of education has done through health belief model on the perceptions of girl students in primary school about breakfast and snack in noshahr-2007. -This research is performed with the aim of studying the affect of health education by health belief model on the perceptions of girl students in primary school about breakfast and snack in noshahr-2007. In this quasi experimental study that was case control test, 100 students selected through application of randomized cluster sampling methods, and formulas of sample size from schools. Health belief model used in education for presenting the educational content. We used different educational methods such as lecture, question and pamphlet. The time of education was 1 session of 30 min subjects were evaluated in two stages. Primary test was before application of educational program to case and control and secondary test was implemented after education program by questionnaire. Which was included the demographic, perceptions questions.The statistical analysis was done by paired t - tests and Independent t- tests ,ci squre, correlation correlation Pearson's test was used for determining correlation between perceptions. In this research, the Results of the paired t- test among mean of perception scores of students was found significant difference, before and after educational program implemented [P<0/001]. paired t - tests and ci squre showed significant correlation after the educational program the mean of Perceived benefits in case students [from 13.14 to 14.12], Perceived Barriers [from 20.1 to 22.52], Perceived Susceptibility [from 5.26 to 5.74] and Perceived Severity [from 15.10 to 16.34]. In this study, the mean of perceived benefits changes was significant in comparison to the occupation of the father [P=0/02]. The mean of perceived benefits changes was significant in comparison to literacy of the mother [P=0/05].Correlation Pearson's test showed significant correlation between all perceptions of students in health belief model before and after educational program [P<0/001]