Research Article

Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics.

VariablesFrequencyPercent

AgeMiddle adolescents18266.4
Late adolescents9235.6

SexMale16459.9
Female11040.1

ReligionHindu20574.8
Muslim4315.7
Buddhist155.5
Christian114

Father’s educationIlliterate13549.3
Primary103.6
Lower secondary217.7
Secondary6122.3
Higher secondary and above4717.1

Mother’s educationIlliterate18768.2
Primary269.5
Lower secondary238.4
Secondary217.7
Higher secondary and above176.2

Father’s occupationGovernment employee259.1
Business3813.9
Private service5720.8
Agriculture10036.5
Foreign employee3010.9
Others248.8

Mother’s occupationGovernment employee10.4
Business3312
Private service2810.2
Agriculture8330.3
Housewife12545.6
Others41.5