Highlights
- •Researchers have noted that especially adolescents tend to eat amounts of fruit and vegetables that are less than the recommended amount for daily consumption.
- •This study was designed with pre-post and follow-up pattern control group and random clustering method.
- •The school-based F&V consumption promotion program was effective in increasing the number of portions of fruits and vegetables students consumed and their behaviors had improved in this regard.
- •The study indicates that the interventions described may be recommended to school nurses for use in their efforts to increase levels of F&V consumption.
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a school-based F&V promotion program
developed in line with the transtheoretical model (TTM) on the consumption behavior
of middle school students.
Design and methods
The study was designed as semi-experimental research with pre−/post- and follow-up
tests and a control group. It was conducted at a total of six middle schools in the
district of Fethiye/Muğla, Turkey. Three of the schools were selected with the random
clustering method as an intervention group and the others as the control group. The
F&V promotion program was executed in the intervention group for a period of 24 weeks.
Results
It was found in the 6th and 12th months after the intervention that the daily number
of portions of fruits (p < .01) and vegetables (p < .01) consumed by the students in the intervention group was significantly more compared
to the control group. The perception of the pros of F&V consumption and self-efficacy
in the intervention group were higher than in the controls (p < .01).
Conclusions
The school-based F&V consumption promotion program was effective in increasing the
number of portions of fruits and vegetables students consumed and in improving their
behaviors in this regard.
Application to practice
The study indicates that the interventions described may be recommended to school
nurses for use in their efforts to increase levels of F&V consumption.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 07, 2022
Accepted:
June 23,
2022
Received in revised form:
June 14,
2022
Received:
January 5,
2022
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