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Healthy eating and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours of young people of selected schools in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: the influence of digital storytelling

Young people’s and their parents' perceptions about healthy eating and physical activity of selected schools in Sri Lanka: The influence of digital storytelling

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2021/013
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-05-24
Start date
2021-06-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Unhealthy eating and physical inactivity

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
Lead Sponsor

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

MeasureTime 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

MeasureTime 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

wasanthi.gamage@hdr.qut.edu.au / ggwij@ou.ac.lk

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026