LEVEL OF AWARENESS TOWARDS NUTRITION

AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN BGGY. POBLACION

SALAY

RESEARCH PAPER
PRESENTED TO
THE FACULTY OF SALAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SALAY MISAMIS ORIENTAL

PRESENTED BY
SALA, MA. KRISTINE G.
ABDALLA, DAPHNE
CAGAMPANG, RYAN
JADMAN, JEANY
NACAYTUNA, LENNY
SALON, PETH
 CHAPTER 1

Introduction

In recent years, the scope of public health practice has continued to expand

given the call to action to promote sustainable health and nutrition. Therefore, eating

practices and the nutritive value of consumed foods are becoming increasingly

important areas of research for nutritional counseling professionals across the

globe.pool Adequate and proper nutrition is an important aspect of a healthy

lifestyle.Therefore, it is essential to promote an awareness of the nutrients contained in

foods in relation to their roles in body maintenance, growth, reproduction, health, and

disease prevention in humans.

Nutritional awareness was defined as self perception of the importance

assigned to eating balanced meals, and classified as high, moderate, or of little

importance (Alkerwi, Sauvageot, Malan, Shivappa, & Hébert, 2015). It is the ability to

receive and differentiate sensory stimuli. Diet quality, improved income effected on

nutritional awareness (Alkerwi et al., 2015).Lots of people think the path to ideal health

and fitness goes through one specific type of diet that has worked for others. In order to

achieve their own fitness goals – whether they involve weight loss, muscle building, or

athletic performance – they may feel they need to follow a one-size-fits all program that

has already worked for people you know.

 Good advice may be perceived completely differently. Knowledge of food

awareness could be a solution. It puts the consumer in control of a healthier

lifestyle(Foodvally NL,2022). Nutrition awareness is a method used to evaluate the

nutrition status of individuals(Belot & James, 2011) and comparing the nutrition habits

among different areas.

Nowadays, nutrition assessment is used to determine the poverty of different

areas and became international applied procedures (Bhattacharya, Currie, & Haider,

2004). The collected information through the nutrition assessment can be used to

draw health care plans for different areas to correct any imbalances or food bad

habits in different areas(Corder et al., 2011). Such work is very beneficial in poor

areas of the world. Nutrition awareness and assessment is a procedure applied

through measuring the food habits in a specific period of time(Crites & Aikman, 2005;

Florence, Asbridge, & Veugelers, 2008).. Good nutrition habits will help

standing food health (Garduno, 2015). So, nutrition awareness is essential to

improve individuals' health through improving their food habits. Increasing health care

through food will decrease the expenses on medical care and improve knowledge

among citizens to minimize their exposure for diseases.

Effectivefoodpolicy actions lead to positive changes in food, social, and

information environments and thesystems that underpin them (Hawkes et al.,

 2015). People with high nutrition knowledge tend to have high attitude toward

food evaluation(Crites & Aikman, 2005). The effective management of food

intake and nutrition are both key to good health. Nutrition awareness can help prevent

disease. Eating the right foods can help your body cope more successfully with an

ongoing illness. Understanding good nutrition and paying attention to what you eat

can help you maintain or improve your health. Healthy diet is not always easy to

follow, it needs deep understanding and self-perseverance with consistency to

improve wellness. People should be aware that eating unhealthy foods will lead them

to downfall. Gibney et al. (2016),

The researchers pursue this study to give awareness to young adults with

different perspective about health characteristics that personalized nutrition should be

normalize to avoid unnecessary and unexpected diseases brought by unhealthy

lifestyle. To be knowledgeable about proper ways to improve one’s goal of being

physically, emotionally, socially health

Theoretical Framework

Philosophers and researchers have deemed nutrition as one of the fundamental

components of life. Therefore, there is no surprise at all that the universal medical

science concepts included nutrition as one of their integral components. The theory

nutrition Health promotion by Social Cognitive Means of Albert Bandura, PhD.

(2004)According to his theory, focuses on health promotion and disease prevention by

social cognitive means. Social cognitive theory specifies a core set of determinants, the

instrument through which they work, and the optimal ways of translating the knowledge

into efficient health practices. The core determinants include knowledge of health risks

and the advantage of different health practices, examined self- efficiency that one

individual can exercise restrain over own health practices, development anticipation

about the expected expenditure and benefits for distinctive health habits, the health

desires help the individual create a solid system and arrangements for learning them,

and the perceived facilitators and social and structural hindrance to the changes they

pursue. Knowledge of knowing what is health risks and the benefits creates the

requirements for change. If people lack knowledge about how their lifestyle practices

affects their health, they have a little reason to put themselves through distress of

changing the dangerous practice they enjoy. Self- influences are required for most of

the Individual to conquer hindrance to adopting new lifestyle practices and maintaining

them. The beliefs is one of the main reason that plays a central role in personal change.

They desired actions produces great effects and encouragement to act strong in terms

of difficulties. Some factors serve as guides and motivators, they are rooted in the core

beliefs that individual has the power to produce desired changes by one's actions.
Health behavior is also affected by the outcomes people expect their actions to

produce. The outcome of expectations take several forms. The physical outcome

include pleasurable and aversive effects of behavior and the attending material losses

benefits. Behavior is something constrain by the social reactions it educe. The social

approval and disapproval the behavior produces in interpersonal connection in the

second major class outcomes. People adopt personal unexceptional behavior by their

self and regulate and evaluate it through reactions. They tend to do things that gives

them enough satisfaction and self- worth to refrain from dissatisfaction. Motivation

creates self interest and goals to value. Personal goals, is a way of valuing self-

incentives towards health habits. Health Education & Behavior (April 2004) influences

at hand for distal goals to control current behavior. Short- term attainable goals help

people to succeed by enlisting effort and guiding action in here and now . personal

change would be easy if there were no impediments to surmount. self-efficacy beliefs

must be measured against gradations of challenges two successful performance. The

regulation of behavior is not solely a personal matter. Some of the impediments to

helpful living reside in health systems there rather than personal or situational

impediments. These impediments are rooted in how health services are structured

socially and economically.

In psychology, self-determination is an important concept that refers to each

person's ability to make choices and manage their own life. This ability plays an

important role in psychological health and well-being. Self-determination allows people

to feel that they have control over their choices and lives. It also has an impact on
motivation—people feel more motivated to take action when they feel that what they do

will have an effect on the outcome.

The concept of self-determination has been applied to a wide variety of areas including

education, work, parenting, exercise, and health. Research suggests that having high

self-determination can foster success in many different domains of life.

Conceptual Framework

The concept of the study is to give the awareness, reliable and time information

for effective and efficient using awareness towards nutrition . The input process includes

the awareness among young adults in Barangay Poblacion Salay Misamis Oriental to

makes healthy dietary suggestions more relevant to the daily life of the individual. The

output aimed to encourage people to be aware of nutritional food, as it is driven by the

focus on food quality instead of food quantity. Individuals who follow high-scored food

would most likely improve their dietary behaviour and weight improvement

Intervention
Pretest Post-test
Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to give awareness among the young adult selected

residents of Barangay Poblacion Salay regarding to the topic of level of awareness

towards nutrition among young adults,it seeks to answer the following given questions:

1. What is the level of awareness on nutrition among young adults before the

intervention?

2. What is the level of awareness on nutrition among young adults after the

intervention?

3. Is there a significant difference in the young adults level of awareness on nutrition

(intervention) used?
Significance of the Study

The findings of the study would be helpful to the following stakeholders:

 Young adults –This study will benefit the young adult to have an dietary habits to

have a healthy living and increase life expectancy.

 Researchers-This study will provide relevant material for students and other

researchers with more information on Level of Awareness towards Nutrition

among Young adults.

Scope and limitations of the study

The researcher’s focus on the food intake of the respondents in relation to their

health status by conducting a seminar in the barangay Poblacion Salay.

Definition of terms

Diet-a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for

medical reasons.

Fitness - the condition of being physically fit and healthy.

Goals- the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

Weight loss- is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise)

or involuntary (illness) circumstances.

Nutrition -the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Wellness-is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical

and mental health outcomes.

Food-is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism.

Health- the state of being free from illness or injury.

Intervention- action taken to improve a situation.

Disparities-action taken to improve a situation.

Obesity- Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation

that presents a risk to health.

 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Northern Mindanao (Region X) is one of 17 regions in the Philippines and is

located in the north-central part of Mindanao. The region is composed of the provinces

of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental , and Misamis Oriental.

The overweight and obesity among adults is a continuing nutrition concern in the region.

In 2015, 33 percent of adults had weights above the desirable level, with Misamis

Oriental having the highest prevalence with 38.2 percent, followed by Misamis

Occidental with 35.5 percent. In addressing the problems related to nutrition and

consistent with the functions and role of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) X as

the coordinating body on nutrition in the region, the Regional Plan of Action on Nutrition

(RPAN) 2019-2022 was formulated. It is consistent with the Philippine Plan of Action on

Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022, Philippine Health Agenda as well as the Administration’s

Economic Agenda and commitment to good governance to the Filipino people

especially in capacitating the poor, through healthcare, education, social protection and

other services. The PPAN is the country’s blueprint of actions for nutrition improvement.

The results of the National Nutrition Survey in 2015 showed that 36.5% or 236,505

children are stunted, 27.7% are underweight and about 25, 270 are wasted. Stunting is

the most dominant form of undernutrition and has permanent effects on a child’s growth

and development. Survey findings showed that the poverty incidence among families in

Northern Mindanao was 30.3%, subsistence incidence or the proportion of Filipinos

whose income falls below the food threshold was estimated at 13.8% (PSA, 2015) and
the families who experienced hunger was 18.2% (PSA, 2013). Meanwhile, overnutrition

was also a problem wherein the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children

and adults are also on the rise.

The Bangsamoro, a newly created autonomous region in the part of Mindanao

Island in the Philippines, strives to resolve the alarming problem on food insecurity and

malnutrition among its people especially in the rural areas. This is through and guided

by the first-ever set of plans and strategies crafted through strong partnership between

and among its ministries and the supporting development agencies. The region just

represents, on a smaller scale, the world that is also beset by the increasing trends of

food insecurity among millions of people these days. For decades, the number of

hungry people had been declining but this is not true anymore as stated in The State of

Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019. BARMM continues to be challenged by

persistent malnutrition. In the 2015 National Nutrition Survey (NNS), the Food and

Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) has indicated that BARMM has the highest

prevalence of stunting in the country at 44.9%, which increased from 42.6% in 2013.

Relatedly, the region continues to suffer from chronic malnutrition, with a prevalence

rate of 45.2% in 2015. We are indeed grateful to be a partner of MAFAR in addressing

these challenges to the Bangsamoro people. Achieving food security and nutrition for all

is at the heart of FAO’s efforts, especially as we work towards achieving Sustainable

Development Goal (SDG) 2 on attaining Zero Hunger.

 CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This part of the research presents the various methodologies of data gathering

that are relevant to the study. It describes the sequence of data gathering by

considering research design first, followed by research locale, respondent of the study,

sampling techniques, research instrument, data gathering procedures and the different

tools.

Research Design

A descriptive method of research will be designed for the adaptation of the

study. The research method deals mainly on the level of awareness towards nutrition

among young adults in Barangay Poblacion Salay. The process of gathering of

information does not only involve identifying, selecting and analyzing data but also

giving the right knowledge on how to improve one’s health by personalized nutritional

food. A quasi experimental research were designed to analyze thoroughly.

Research Locale

This study was situated and conducted in Salay Community College currently

located in Purok 1, Poblacion, Salay, Misamis Oriental. Salay Community College is a

public school that offers three degree courses and has accommodated over 1,000

students this school year. In Poblacion Salay Gymn the researcher will conduct a

seminar to the respondents.

Respondents of the study

The respondent of our study are the young adults of Barangay Poblacion Salay.

We choose to conduct a seminar in Barangay’s Poblacion Salay which have lots of

young adults that has a nutritional food problem.

Sampling Techniques

The method that will be used in choosing the respondents is purposive sampling.

The researchers choose a purposive sampling, that is considering that the population of

respondents is in a group and consider a healthy and secure respondents participants

and they know their limitation which can caused their unhealthy lifestyle

Data Gathering Technique

Before the gathering of data the researchers select their respondents, a letter

of request will be made,asking permission from the school Administration in Salay

Community College, after that the researcher also ask a letter of request for the

permission on the said seminar to the office of the Mayor,and then the researcher will

conduct an interview to the respondents as way of assessing the pretest, then the

researcher will ask guidance from the MDRRMO for conducting the seminar,after that

the researchers is presently doing about the level of awareness towards nutrition among

young adults , and then the researcher will conduct interview to the respondents as way
of assessing the post test.Then researchers also explained to them that their

cooperation means a lot for the success of the study about the healthy lifestyle.

Research Instrument

The researchers will conduct seminar in Barangay Poblacion Salay to teach the

respondents about the Importance of adequate and proper nutrition. It consist of thirty

four (34) respondents.

Statistical treatment of data

The responses made by the respondents through seminar were analyzed by

researcher’s way of collecting data describing their socio-demographic profile,

preferences of choosing their foods, and anticipated problems due to nutritional problem

were presented. The respondent were statistically uses data instruments for the study.

Descriptive studies such as frequency count, mean, percentage are considered. For

instance, sex, age, income, respondent occupation, food choices. This was also applied

for top priorities of how they make their living healthy and fit. In providing the said data

the presentation will be presented as;

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