Effectiveness of Nutrition Education Program on High School Female Students Nutritional Knowledge in Al-Hilla City, Iraq

Abstract

Aimed this study to determine the effectiveness of nutrition education programs on high school female students' nutritional knowledge . The research design is a quasi-experimental, using one group, test-retest. The study Initiated from (October10^th 2020 to May ^2nd, 2021). The study is carried out at Female Students` High School in Hilla City. A non-probability, (purposive) sample of (30) high school female students, is selected for the purpose of the study.  A self-report questionnaire is constructed out of the nutrition education program, and application of education program. The instrument consists of two parts, which include demographic data and the nutritional knowledge of high School female Students. The findings indicate that there is a highly significant difference between pre and post-tests episodes. The high School Female Students` Nutritional Knowledge has improved as a result of the program implementation. The study concludes that the nutrition education program is confirmed to be an effective mean for the improvement of the high school female students’ nutritional knowledge.  The study recommends that the implementation of the nutrition education program can be employed as an educational mean for enhancing the high school female students’ nutritional knowledge. Further and a nation-wide research can be conducted with large sample size and wide-scale of variables.