TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Justification for the Study
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Parental Involvement in dietary patterns of adolescents
2.2 Factors Associated with dietary patterns of adolescents
2.3 Dietary patterns of adolescents
2.4 Conceptual Model
2.4.1 Parental involvement
2.4.2 Accessibility and availability of food
2.4.3 Individual factors
2.4.4 Dietary patterns
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design
3.2 Population
3.3 Sample size and sampling Technique
3.4 Variables
3.5 Instrument
3.6 Validity and reliability of instrument
3.6.1 Validity of the instrument
3.6.2 Reliability of the instrument
3.7 Method of Data Collection
3.8 Ethical Consideration
3.8.1 Informed Consent
3.8.2 Confidentiality
3.8.3 Anonymity
Content
3.8.4 Right to withdraw
3.8.7 Post research benefits
3.9 Method of data analysis
3.10 Dissemination of Results
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 Demographic characteristics
4.2 Research questions
4.2.1 Is there any significant difference across demographic characteristics?
4.2.2 In what way would parental involvement influence dietary patterns?
4.2.3 Which of the associated factors influence adolescents’ dietary patterns?
4.2.4 What are the main dietary patterns among adolescents?
4.2.5 What is the relationship between accessibility and availability of food?
4.2.6 What is the difference between dietary patterns of adolescents?
4.2.7 What is the relationship between parents’ occupation to dietary patterns?
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
Content
5.4 Implication to Health Promotion and Education
5.5 Limitation of the Study
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV