Abstract :
A descriptive and evaluative approach was used to assess the knowledge on health hazards of fast food
consumption among adolescents. The study was conducted at Vinayaka Vidyalaya School, Salem. Simple
random sampling was used to select the sample. Self-Structured Knowledge Questionnaire to assess
knowledge on health hazards of fast food consumption was used among adolescents. Paired t-test was used
to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on health hazards of fast food consumption
among adolescents. Chi-Square was used to find out the association between pretest knowledge scores
and selected demographic variables. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant difference
between the pretest and posttest knowledge scores on health hazards of fast food consumption among
adolescents.
Keyword :
Adolescents, Fast food, Teaching programme