THE ROLE OF GDA NUTRITION LABELLING OF YOUNG FDA LEADERS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CHAINAT PROVINCE

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Arunrut Arunmuang
Pagamas Maitreemit

Abstract

This survey research aims to examine the role of GDA nutrition labelling of young FDA leaders in Chainat province, the influence of young FDA leaders in Chainat province on GDA nutrition labelling, relationship between Predisposing - Enabling - Reinforcing factors, and the role of GDA nutrition labelling of young FDA leaders in Chainat province. The target group of this study includes 220 young FDA leaders and 340 young FDA members in Chainat province in the year of 2014, totally 560 persons. The instrument applied in this study is questionnaire for young FDA leaders and young members in Chainat province. Data collection was conducted from January 2015 to September 2015. The data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square test. The results show that most of young FDA leaders in Chainat province perform their role about integration of GDA nutrition labelling into their learning (97.3 percent). The next parts include health promotion (96.4 percent), snack label investigation in school (94.5 percent), special activity (89.1 percent), and public relations and campaign (79.5 percent), respectively. The influence on young FDA members is the increase of their knowledge to high level and their understanding to moderate level. Factors associated with the role of young FDA leaders at statistical significant of .05 include education level, grade point average, average daily income of young FDA leaders, the level of understanding in awareness of the presence of young FDA club in the school, GDA class attendance, receiving scores from doing activities and finding source of information, for example, brochures, posters, health personnel and friends. However, other factors are not related with the role. This study could support the development of consumer protection in young FDA leaders’ activities, making them perform the role about GDA nutrition labelling for Young FDA members, leading to appropriate behavior on snack consumption. Furthermore, these findings can be proposed to relevant agencies and schools for the development of young FDA leaders’ performance in Chainat province.

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Arunmuang A, Maitreemit P. THE ROLE OF GDA NUTRITION LABELLING OF YOUNG FDA LEADERS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CHAINAT PROVINCE. Interprof J Health Sci [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 5 [cited 2024 Dec. 6];14(2):47-58. Available from: https://li05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJHS/article/view/149
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