Comparison of c
Comparison of change stages of trans
theoretical model (TTM) among health-related field and non health-related field
to milk consumption
Farhadi
Abolfazl, Farhadi Sadegh and Nikpey Alef
Department of
Nursing, Shirvan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shirvan, Iran
Co responding
Author email: [email protected]
Abstract: During last few decades, soft drink
consumption has steadily increased while milk intake has decreased. Excess
consumption of soft drinks and low milk intake may pose risks of several
diseases such as dental caries, obesity, and osteoporosis. Although beverage
consumption habits form during young adulthood, which has a strong impact on
beverage choices in later life. The aim of this study was to determine and
Comparison of stages of transtheoretical model (TTM) among health-related
field(HRF) and non health-related field (NHRF
) to milk consumption. A
significantly higher percentage of HRF than NHRF students self-classified in
the action- maintenance stages (15% versus 11%, P = 0.016); also a
significantly higher percentage of NHRF than HRF students self-classified in
the pre contemplation -contemplation-preparation stage (89% versus 85%, P =
0.015)according Mann-Whitney U test.
[Farhadi A, Farhadi S, Nikpey A. Comparison of change stages of trans theoretical model (TTM)
among health-related field and non health-related field to milk consumption. Life Sci J 2013;10(4s):341-344]
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Key
word: trans
theoretical model, change stages, milk consumption,
students.