Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: July-September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 71-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20220710
A Study to Assess the Knowledge of High School Students Regarding Street Food and Its Hazards on Their Health in Selected School at Belagavi, Karnataka
Shridevi Teli1, Dr. Deelip S. Natekar2, Sharanamma Basavantraya Bantanur3
1Department of Child Health Nursing B.V.V.S Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot
2Principal, Community Health Nursing B.V.V.S Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot
3MSC nursing Department OBG Nursing B.V.V.S Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot
Corresponding Author: Shridevi Teli
ABSTRACT
Background: Food is an important part of a balance diet. It is something needs every day. Life can be sustained only with adequate nourishment. but now a day’s street food has become a common food source all over India because people from all economic classes eat on the road side and it sometime felt that taste of street food is better than restaurant in the city.1 Street food and fast food are also taken in the same context as junk. When we speak of street food,the fact that it’s cooked in unhealthy conditions makes it more unhealthy than the same food made at home. Therefore, this study help to assess the knowledge and to give knowledge regarding street food and its hazards on their health among school children
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of high school students regarding street food and its hazards on their health in selected school, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Methodology: The study was conducted on 50 students who were selected from 10th class students. Randomized sampling technique was used for the selection of sample. Data was collected by using pre-validated structured questionnaire. The questionnaire had two sections. First consisted six responses on social-demographic variables, second consisted of structured questionnaires about street food and its hazards. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed according to the objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings: Result indicates in a majority of subjects 25(50%) had inadequate knowledge subjects 24(48%) had moderate knowledge and 1(2%) had adequate knowledge among students. In this study, mean score was (10.5), median (10.5), and standard deviation was (2.1). Chi-Square of knowledge level of students in order to age is (X2=0.021, df=1), sex(X2=1.20,df=1), religion(X2=0.14, df=1),type of family (X2=1.12,df=1) ,place(X2= 0.27,df=1),and family income (X2=7.94, df=3). Here age, sex, religion, type of family, and place are not significant with knowledge of high school students but family income is significant with the knowledge of high school students. It reveals that there is not significant association between socio demographic variables like age, sex, religion, type of family and place and the knowledge of high school students regarding street food and its hazards.
Conclusion: The finding of the study concluded that most of the students having inadequate and moderate knowledge regarding street food and its hazards. This study is effective to gain knowledge regarding street food and its hazards.
Keywords: street food and its hazards, school going children, selected school, structured teaching programme.
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