Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Effects of educational intervention on women’s behaviors in utilization of oils and fats
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1, Saeed Haghighi2, Golamreza Irajian3, Hossein Habibian4, Sakineh Siadjo5, Sohila Ghazavi5, Shahin Kamal1, Mashallah Kolahdoz4Abstract
Introduction: Studying the practice of families on fats and oils consumption has an essential role in determination of health status in a community. Here, we invesyigated the effect of educational intervention on women’s behavior about oils and fats consumption in Tadayon and Family health centers in Semnan, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this study, 250 and 255 families were selected by the coincidental cluster sampling, before and after intervention, respectively. Data were collected by questionnaire via of interview. The intervention consisted of speeches, installation mentioned in the leaflet, leaflet distribution and printing educational materials in the local newspaper. Results: In the majority of families, the first preference of oil for preparation of non fried foods (56.4 vs. 36.8, before and after intervention, respectively) and fried foods (60.8 vs. 32.7, before and after intervention, respectively) was solid hydrogenated vegetable oil. After training, the use of conventional liquid oil and frying oil for the preparation of fried and non-fired foods was increased significantly (p
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