Effectiveness of educational intervention on prevention of junk food consumption and its ill effects among obese children in selected schools

The present study assessed the effectiveness of educational interventions on the prevention of junk food consumption and its ill effects among obese children in selected schools Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research design adopted for this study. The study was conducted at R.C. Higher Secondary School, Sendivakkam, K.V.S Secondary School in Kadapakkam, and G.V.R Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kadapakkam, in Kancheepuram district. The target population was school going children obese children (aged between 9 and 12 years) based on their BMI. The sample size was 100 obese children, used for Non probability purposive sampling technique. Pre-test knowledge was assessed, providing educational intervention on the prevention of junk food consumption and its ill effects, and post-test knowledge was assessed. There was statistical significance between the pre-test and post-test mean knowledge score, with the‘t’ value of 33.47 was compared with the table value at the level (P<0.001). It implies that the educational intervention provided by the investigator was effective and showed improvement in the level of knowledge of obese children.