Relationship Between Eating Attitude and Body Mass Index Among Adolescents in Selected College, Kancheepuram District

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between Eating attitude and Body Mass Index among Adolescents in selected college. Methodology: Quantitative approach and descriptive co-relational design was adopted for the present study. The study was conducted in SRM College of Nursing , Kattankulathur. The sample size for the present study was 160 adolescents. Non-probability Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select the samples for the study. The tool used for the data collection were 5 point rating scale to assess the eating attitude among adolescent girls and WHO - BMI scale to assess the Body Mass Index. Results: The present study findings revealed that most of the adolescents 135(84.4%) reported good eating attitude, none of them reported poor and very poor eating attitude and majority of the adolescents 90(56.3%) samples were in normal range of BMI . 48(30%) samples were in the category of underweight. 21(13.1% ) samples were in the category overweight and none of them belong to the category of severe and very severe status. Further the results revealed that there was no significant correlation between eating attitude and Body mass Index. Conclusion: The results reflects that the present adolescents are more conscious about their health , hence they engage themselves in good eating behavior to maintain their weight which promotes their health. This attitude can be motivated by conducting periodic health camps and healthy Nutrition clinics for the adolescents.