To Assess Knowledge Regarding Obesity and its Prevention among Adolescents

Obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Obesity is particularly troubling because of extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to others such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol. Obesity can also lead to poor self esteem and depression. The present research project is ”œA descriptive study to assess knowledge regarding obesity and its prevention among adolescents at selected community area of Patel Nagar, Dehradun with a view to develop an informational booklet.” The objectives of the present study are 1. To assess the knowledge regarding obesity and its prevention among adolescents. 2. To find out the association between the level of knowledge of the adolescents regarding obesity at selected demographic variables. 3. To prepare and develop informational booklet on obesity and its prevention. 60 samples were selected by convenient sampling technique and data were collected using self structured knowledge questionnaires. Result In study level of knowledge based on percentage regarding obesity score depicts that 80 adolescents had moderate knowledge, 7 had adequate knowledge and 13 had inadequate level of knowledge regarding obesity and its prevention. Conclusion The conclusion of the study was 80 of adolescents were having moderate knowledge, 7 having adequate knowledge and 13 were having inadequate knowledge. Kanchan | Rashmi Joshi "To Assess Knowledge Regarding Obesity and its Prevention among Adolescents" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd53991.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/medicine/nursing/53991/to-assess-knowledge-regarding-obesity-and-its-prevention-among-adolescents/kanchan