Survey of factors associated with fruit daily consumption among elementary school male students based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Inadequate consumption of fruits in students is as a risk factor for some diseases such as cancers and cardiovascular in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to survey associated with the fruit daily consumption in elementary student based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in Chalderan.
In this study were selected randomly 184 students from elementary school boys and completed questionnaires related to demographic data, structures the theory of planned behavior and daily consumption of the fruits of the data gathering were analyzed with SPSS version 20 and statistical analysis of correlation and Linear Regression.
Findings: The results showed that mean 1.32 of the students 1 time, 2.58 of 2 time, 2.9 percent 3 times and only 0.5 percent 4 times daily consumption of fruits. The results showed that 32.1 percent of the students 1 time, 58.2 percent 2 times, 9.2 percent 3 times and only 0.5 percent, consumed 4 times in day fruits. According to Linear Regression analysis, attitude and subjective norms were greater predictive power for intention of fruit consumption (=0.19, F=36, P Fruit consumption in students is less than the amount recommended by the World Health Organization. According to the findings of this study should be attention in design educational interventions for elementary student on subjective norms and behavioral intention variables.