CHAPTER 4

DATAANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

The description of the result is the eternity of a research project which enables the researcher
to reduce, summarize, organize, evaluate, interpret and communicate numerical information.
In order to find a meaningful answer to the research problem, the data must be processed,
analysed in systemic and some orderly coherent fashion so that the pattern and relationship can
be discerned.

Polit and Hungler (1999) reefer to data analysis as the systematic organization and
synthesis of research data, and the testing of a research hypothesis using those data.
Analysis and interpretation of data was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics
based on the objectives of the study and hypothesis to be tested.

A quantitative approach was adopted to assess the “A descriptive study to assess the knowledge
regarding hazards of junk food among B.Sc. Nursing Semester – II students studying at
Government College of nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan.” The data was tabulated, analysed and
interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics based on the objectives and hypothesis
formulated for the present study.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

 To assess the level of knowledge regarding hazards of junk food on health among B.Sc.
nursing 2 semester students studying in govt. college of nursing, Jaipur.
 To find out the association between knowledge regarding junk food hazards on health
with there selected socio demographic variables among B.Sc. Nursing Semester 2 students
at government college of Nursing Jaipur.

HYPOTHESIS

 H1-There will be a significant association between knregarding hazards of junk

food on health with t h e i r selected demographic variables among B.Sc. Nursing
Semester II students studying at Government College of nursing Jaipur at
0.05 level of significance.

 H0-There will not be a significant association between knowledge regarding

hazards of junk food on health with t h e i r selected demographic variables among
B.Sc. Nursing Semester II students studying at Government College of nursing. Jaipur
at 0.05 level of significance.
ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF DATA

Raw data was collected and entered in a master data sheet the statistical analysis. It was
interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. The data findings have been organised
tabalated and presented under following sections.

The data obtained was analyzed and presented in different section.

 Section-I Frequency and percentage distribution of socio-demographic characteristics
B.Sc.Nursing Semester - II students.
 Section-II Description of level of knowledge junk food hazards among B.Sc.Nursing
Semester II students regarding hazards of junk food on health.
 Section-III Mean , Meadian , Moad and standrad deviation of knowledge regarding
hazards of junk food on healthB.Sc.Nursing Semester - II students.
 Section-IV Association between knowledge regarding hazards of junk food on health
with their selected demographic variables

SECTION I
FREQUENCYAND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF SOCIO
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF B.Sc. NURSING 2 SEMESTER
STUDENTS

This section deals with distribution of participants according to the socio demographic
characteristics. socio demographic characteristics selected for analysis in this study are: age (in
years), gender, family income, area of residence, type of family. Data is analysed using
descriptive statistics and summarized in terms of frequency and percentages.

TABLE 1: Frequency distribution of respondents according to age in years.

Demographic Category Frequency Percentage

Variable
(N=50) 16-21 years 10 20%
Age in Years 21-25 years 39 78%

26 & above 1 2%
 Age (in Years) (N = 50)
2
%

20%

78%

Figure 2: 3D- Stacked Column Diagram Represent Distribution of

respondents according to Age in years

Table 1 and Figure 2 depicts that majority of the respondents 20% belongs to the
ag group of 16-21 years, 78% respondents belong the age group of 21-25
years, 2% belongs the age group of 26 and above years.

TABLE 2: Frequency distribution of respondents to

Gender

Demographic Category Frequency Percentage

Variables

Male 20 40%
(N=50)
Gender Female 30 60%
Total 50 100%
 Gender

40%

60% Male
Female

Figure 3: Pie Diagram Represent Distribution of respondents according to

Gender

Table 2 and figure 3 depicts that 40% respondents were male and
60% respondents were female

TABLE 3: Frequency distribution of respondents according to their Family

Monthly income
(N=50)
Demographic Category Frequency Percentage
variables

Monthly <20000 20 40%

family income

<21000 30 60%
Total 50 100
 Monthly Family Income

40% <15000
60% 15000-25000
15000-2000

>21000
25000-50000
>50000

Figure 4: Frequency distribution of respondents according to their Monthly

Family Income

Table 3 and Figure 4 depicts that majority of the respondents 60% belongs to the
group of >25000, 40 % respondents belong to group of 15000-
20000, Monthly family income.

TABLE 4: Frequency distribution of respondents according to their area of

residence
(N=50)
Demographic Category Frequency Percentage
variables

Rural 25 50%

Area of Urban 25 50%

residence

Total 50 100%
 Area of residence

50%
50%

Figure 5: Pie Diagram Represent the Distribution of respondents according

to their area of residence.

Table 4 and Figure 5 depicts that majority of the respondents 50% belongs to
rural and 50% respondents belongs to the urban area.

TABLE 5: Frequency distribution of respondents according to their religion

(N=50)

Demographic Category Frequency Percentage

variable
Hindu 48 96%
Religion Muslim 2 4%
Christian 0 0%
Total 50 100%
 Religion

4
%

96%

Figure 6: Bar Diagram Represent the Distribution of respondents according to

their religion

Table 5 and Figure 6 depict that all respondents have religion depicts that
ajority of respondents 96% belongs to Hindu religion and 4% were belong to
Muslim religion and 0% belong to Christian.

SECTION II
FINDINGS RELATED TO KNOWLEDGE SCORES OF B.SC. NURSING
SESMETR – II STUDENTS REGARDING HAZARDS OF JUNK FOOD.

This section deals with analysis and interpretation of collected data to find out the Knowledge
scores of respondents on Hazards of junk food.

Table 6: Distribution of B.Sc. Nursing Semester-II students of Government

College of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan according to the of Knowledge
N=50
 (N = 50)
Level of Score Frequency Percentage
Knowledge

Poor (0-50%) 0-7 1 2%

Average (51- 75%) 8-13 42 84%

Good (76-100%) 14-20 7 14%

Total 20 50 100%

Level of Knowledge
100%
84%
80%
Percentage

60%
40%
20% 2% 14%
0%
Poor
Average
Good

Poor Average Good

Le v e l o f K n o w le d g e 2% 84% 14%

Level of Knowledge
 Table 6 and figure 7 depict that majority of respondents 84% have average (51%-
75%) knowledge and 14% respondents have good (76%-100%) and 2% have
poor (0%-50^) poor knowledge
Figure 7: 3D column Diagram Represent the Distribution of B.Sc. Nursing
Semester– II students of Government College Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan
according the Level of Knowledge in Percentage.

Table 6 and Figure 7: The result showed that in the most of the respondents
84% had average knowledge, 14% respondents had good knowledge
a n d 2 % respondents had Poorknowledge.

TABLE NO 7
Mean,Mean percentage and Standard deviation of Level of Knowledge
score of students
S.No. Mean Median Mode Standard Deviation
1 14.48 13 1 2.93

SUMMARY

This chapter dealt with analysis and interpretation of data of the findings of data
collected from 50 students of Semester II B.Sc. Nursing students of Government
college of Nursing, Jaipur to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of junk food.
Descriptive and inferential statistical were used for analysis. Findings revealed that
mean score of level of knowledge B.Sc.Nursing Semester II students was 14.48 with
standard deviation 2.93 which reveals moderate level of knowledge among
B.Sc.Nursing students of Government college of nursing Jaipur. Chi square show
scientific association between level of knowledge regarding the hazards of junk food on
health and demographic variables respectively.