A True Experimental study to Assess the Effectiveness of Rural Obesity Reduction Program on Knowledge Attitude Practice towards Obesity and Obesity Reduction among the Obese Adult Population at Selected Rural Communities of Omayal Achi Community Health Centre

Abstract

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), also referred to as chronic diseases, are the leading causes of death worldwide responsible for 63% of the 57 million deaths that occurred in 2008. The majority of these deaths -36 million - were attributed to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases, and also 80 percent of NCD deaths were in developing countries, up from 40 percent in 1990. NCDs will steadily increase the number of healthy years in middle-income countries, but the loss will increase very quickly in low-income countries. By 2030, low-income countries will have eight times more deaths attributed to NCDs than high-income countries. Objectives: 1. To assess and compare the pretest and post test level of knowledge, attitude, practice and obesity among the obese adults of experimental and control groups. 2. To determine the effectiveness of Rural Obesity Reduction Program on knowledge, attitude, practice and obesity reduction of obese adults. 3. To identify the relationship among the knowledge, attitude, practice and obesity reduction in the pre and post test of experimental and control group. 4. To associate the mean differed knowledge, attitude, practice and obesity reduction of obese adults of the experimental group with their selected demographic variables. The research process for this study was guided by the conceptual framework based on the integrated Omaha System model of problem solving process and Integrated Theory of Health Behaviour Change (ITHBC). The study concluded that the RORP is an effective intervention strategy in the prevention and management of obesity. Hence, the study recommended the utilization of RORP by the Community Health Nurses, Nurse Researchers, Nurse Administrators, Nurse Educators and Primary and Secondary health care professionals to prevent and manage obesity, to increase awareness towards obesity and to change the behavior towards the lifestyle modifications. newline