Effect of education based on self-efficacy theory on health literacy, self-efficacy of regular eating habits and self-efficacy of regular physical activity in Female students aged 15-18 years in Chenaran

Self-efficacy is a predictor of health behaviors, including physical activity and eating habits. Health literacy is the capacity of individuals to obtain, process and understand information and basic health services needed for health decision making. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education based on self-efficacy theory on health literacy, self-efficacy of regular eating habits and self-efficacy of regular physical activity in second-grade female studentsMaterials and MethodsThis research was a Semi-experimental study in which 92 female students aged 15-18 years were randomly selected through simple random sampling and assigned to two groups of test and control. Data gathering tools were demographic information, Health Literacy (NVS), self-efficacy of regular eating habits and self-efficacy of regular physical activity questionnaires. Educational intervention was designed and implemented in a 40-minute training session in the experimental group. Data analysis was done using descriptive and analytical tests by SPSS software.ResultsBefore intervention, there was no significant difference between the two test and control groups in terms of mean score of health literacy, self-efficacy of regular eating habits and self-efficacy of regular physical activity. But after intervention, there was a significant difference in health literacy score (P= 0.001), self-efficacy of regular eating habits .