Unhealthy eating and physical inactivity
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be young people of 14 and 15 years old in selected state schools of Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Two schools will be selected as Intervention Schools while another two schools will b
Sponsors
Queensland University of Technology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female and male young people in Grades 9 and 10 of selected schools 3. Having access to a smart mobile phone or laptop/desktop computer with internet facility 4. Being able to read, understand and speak Sinhala, Tamil or English languages
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having cognitive impairment, intellectual disability or mental illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Change in mean score of knowledge related to healthy eating (https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2011.10599198) and physical activity (using a questionnaire developed in-house). [At two time points. For the intervention group participants: immediately before watching the first video and one week after watching the last (fourth) video. For the control group participants: parallel to the intervention group participants. ] 2. Change in mean score of attitudes related to healthy eating (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.021 and items developed in-house) and physical activity (https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440108405515) [At two time points. For the intervention group participants: immediately before watching the first video and one week after watching the last (fourth) video. For the control group participants: parallel to the intervention group participants. ] 3. Change in mean score of intention related to healthy eating (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.021 and items developed in-house) and physical activity (https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440108405515) [At two time points. For the intervention group participants: immediately before watching the first video and one week after watching the last (fourth) video. For the control group participants: parallel to the intervention group participants. ] 4. Change in mean score of subjective norms related to healthy eating (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.021 and items developed in-house) and physical activity (https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440108405515). [At two time points. For the intervention group participants: immediately before watching the first video and one week after watching the last (fourth) video. For the control group participants: parallel to the intervention group participants. ] 5. Change in mean score of perceived behavioral control related to healthy eating (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.021 and it | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in mean score of behavior related to healthy eating and physical activity using “Sri Lanka - Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2016” Questionnaire (https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/648) [ At two time points. For the intervention group participants: immediately before watching the first video and one week after watching the last (fourth) video. For the control group participants: parallel to the intervention group participants. ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactG. G. W. Chamali Wijesekara
PhD Researcher/ Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed