The impact of a peer-based education on fruits and vegetables intake among housewives

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Sayed Hossein Davoodi¹  Teamur Aghamolaei²  Amin Ghanbarnejad²  Roya Sheybani³  Zahra Hosseini⁴ 

[1] Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran;Student Research Committee, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran;Tobacco and Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran;

关键词: Fruits and vegetables;    Peer education;    Housewives;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41043-021-00278-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEvidence indicates the lower intake of fruits and vegetables than the recommended daily amount. Study aimed at determining the effects of peer education intervention on the consumption of fruits and vegetable in housewives.MethodsA quasi-experimental was conducted with 130 housewives referring to health care centers in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Sixty-five subjects were recruited in each of the intervention and the control groups. Intervention group were divided into three subgroups each receiving a seven-sessions educational programs (lecturing and group discussion) through peers about the importance of benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption. Participants were followed for two months. Data were collected using a questionnaire in two stages of pre- and post-intervention. Differences in the outcome before and after the intervention were tested using T-test and paired T-test.ResultsThe daily servings of fruits and vegetables in the intervention group increased from 1.73 to 4.20 and in the control group from 1.96 to 2.16; a statistically significant difference was also observed between the groups (P < 0.001). After the intervention benefits and self-efficacy of fruits and vegetables consumption significantly increased and perceived barriers of fruits and vegetables consumption significantly decreased in the intervention group (P < 0.001).ConclusionPeer education improves benefits and self-efficacy, reduces barriers, and increases the daily servings of fruits and vegetables in housewives.

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