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Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part A (2023)

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding obesity among selected students of Shimla Nursing College, Shurala, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2019-2021

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding obesity among selected students of Shimla Nursing College, Shurala, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2019-2021

Author(s)
Shalini Sood
Abstract
Obesity is a serious health problem, and its prevalence has increased in Himachal Pradesh by 39% according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research-India. Obesity can occur at any age and generally increase with age. Obese is when the body mass index is over 30 kg/m2. The range of obesity is 25-29.9 kg/m2. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge and attitude regarding obesity among selected students of Shimla Nursing College. Quantitative research approach was used with descriptive research design. The sample size was 140 nursing students and non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the study sample and research tool was used to collect data which included demographic variables, self-structured questionnaire and 5 - point Likert scale. The result of the study was that majority of nursing students 106(76%) had adequate knowledge, 33(23%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 1% (1) had inadequate knowledge regarding obesity. The mean knowledge score of nursing students was 23.98, Standard deviation was 4.4 and median was 25. Majority of the students 85(61%) had favourable attitude, 51(36%) had moderately favourable attitude and 4(3%) had unfavourable attitude regarding obesity. The mean attitude score was 67.54, Standard deviation was 9.48 and median was 69.5. The conclusion of the study was that nursing students have adequate knowledge and favourable attitude towards obesity and there was a positive corelation between knowledge and attitude (r=0.776) (p=<0.001**) and there was no significant association between knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables.
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How to cite this article:
Shalini Sood. A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding obesity among selected students of Shimla Nursing College, Shurala, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2019-2021. Int J Appl Res 2023;9(3):06-12.
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