Publication: Spor okullarına devam eden 8-12 yaş grubu çocuklara verilen beslenme eğitiminin çocukların beslenme bilgi ve alışkanlıklarına etkisi
Abstract
1. ÖZET Bu çalışmanın amacı spor yapan çocuklara verilen beslenme eğitimi ve geliştirilen materyal ile beslenme bilgi düzeyini artırmak ve kalıcı davranış değişiklikleri oluşturmaktır. Yarı deneysel olarak gerçekleştirilen çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan voleybol spor okuluna devam eden 8–12 yaş 78 kız öğrenci eğitim ve kontrol grubu olarak 2’ ye ayrılmıştır. Eğitim öncesi tüm öğrencilere aynı anda beslenme bilgi düzeylerini ve alışkanlıklarını sorgulamaya yönelik olarak araştırmacının geliştirdiği anket uygulanmıştır. Eğitim grubuna; eğitime ilaveten 6 hafta süresince kullanmaları için geliştirilen eğitim materyalleri dağıtılmıştır. 6 hafta sonra anketler tüm öğrencilere aynı anda tekrarlanarak veriler değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmada eğitim alan grubun %83.5 olan beslenme bilgi puanlarının ortalamaları %98.7’ ye çıkarak; kontrol grubunun sonuçlarına kıyasla (%78.8) anlamlı düzeyde yükselmiştir (p<0.05). Eğitim grubunun %33.3 olan öğün atlama yüzdeleri %4.8’ e inmiştir, bu oran kontrol grubunda %52.8’ dir (p<0.001). Son testte; eğitim grubunun kahvaltıda peynir çeşitlerinden yeme oranı (%71.4), kontrol grubuna (%47.2) göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek çıkmıştır (p<0.05). Benzer şekilde eğitim grubunun kahvaltıda meyve ve meyve suyu tüketme oranları da (%52.4), kontrol grubuna (%19.4) göre anlamlı düzeyde artmıştır (p<0.01). Sonuç olarak verilen eğitim ve kullanılan materyaller sayesinde öğrencilerin beslenme bilgi ve davranışlarında hedeflenen amaçla paralellik gösteren olumlu değişiklikler gözlenmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler Beslenme Eğitimi, Eğitim Materyali, Yeterli ve Dengeli Beslenme 2.
The Effects of Nutrition Education on Nutrition Knowledge and Behaviors of Children Aged 8-12 Who Attend Sport Schools. The purpose of this study was to increase the nutrition knowledge and to create perdurable changes in children’s behavior with nutrition education and educational material which was created by the researcher. A quasi-experimental design was utilized with 78 volunteer female participants aged 8-12 who were attending a volleyball school. Volunteers were divided into two groups, as education and control group. All the participants took a questionnaire which was formed by the researcher to identify their nutrition knowledge and attitudes before the education. Education materials were given to education group to study at homes with their families during 1.5 months in order to support the education. After 1.5 months, the same questionnaire was given to the education group and the results were re-evaluated. The increase in nutrition knowledge score of education group from %83.5 to %98.7 was significant comparing to control group (%78.8) (p<0.005). Skipping meal percentage of education group has decreased significantly from %33.3 to %4.8; it was %52.8 for control group (p<0.001). At the posttest, the percentage of eating varieties of cheese for breakfast (%71,4) of education group was significantly higher than control group which had the percentage of %47.2 (p<0.05). Similarly, the percentage of eating fruits or fruit juice of education group has increased significantly to %52.4 comparing to the percentage of control group (%19.4) (p<0.01). As a result, the nutrition education and the educational material induced positive changes in nutrition knowledge and behaviors parallel to the purpose of the study. Key Words Education Material, Equally and Balanced Nutrition, Nutrition Education
The Effects of Nutrition Education on Nutrition Knowledge and Behaviors of Children Aged 8-12 Who Attend Sport Schools. The purpose of this study was to increase the nutrition knowledge and to create perdurable changes in children’s behavior with nutrition education and educational material which was created by the researcher. A quasi-experimental design was utilized with 78 volunteer female participants aged 8-12 who were attending a volleyball school. Volunteers were divided into two groups, as education and control group. All the participants took a questionnaire which was formed by the researcher to identify their nutrition knowledge and attitudes before the education. Education materials were given to education group to study at homes with their families during 1.5 months in order to support the education. After 1.5 months, the same questionnaire was given to the education group and the results were re-evaluated. The increase in nutrition knowledge score of education group from %83.5 to %98.7 was significant comparing to control group (%78.8) (p<0.005). Skipping meal percentage of education group has decreased significantly from %33.3 to %4.8; it was %52.8 for control group (p<0.001). At the posttest, the percentage of eating varieties of cheese for breakfast (%71,4) of education group was significantly higher than control group which had the percentage of %47.2 (p<0.05). Similarly, the percentage of eating fruits or fruit juice of education group has increased significantly to %52.4 comparing to the percentage of control group (%19.4) (p<0.01). As a result, the nutrition education and the educational material induced positive changes in nutrition knowledge and behaviors parallel to the purpose of the study. Key Words Education Material, Equally and Balanced Nutrition, Nutrition Education