Ninth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

Iron deficiency is a global nutritional problem that is prevalent in adolescent girls due to the menstruation and lack of adequate iron intake by food; therefore, a research was conducted to investigate the impact of education on preventing iron deficiency which is required by presenting a combined model. In this research, the amount of iron intake by food is measured using the standard Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and with the help of software Nutritionist IV. Adolescent girls who are less than the standard intake dietary iron daily will be tested for iron deficiency. To plan nutritional education classes, we will use the PRECEDE model, a comprehensive planning model. In order to improve the nutritional behaviors of iron deficiency prevention, the educational diagnosis section of the PRECEDE model is combined with Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), a successful theory of change Behavioral, and to measure habits of nutrition Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) will be used. Then, the impact of the intervention program on behavior and the combined educational section will be surveyed. To ensure the improvement of iron intake and the frequency of iron deficiency as impact evaluation, at the end of the interventions, the standard Food Frequency Questionnaire and blood indices such as CBC and ferritin will be measured again. It is hoped that this research will be an effective step in promoting the health of teenage girls who are mothers of the future community.