Effect Of Role Play Method On Food Choice Behavior In State Basic Students 060933 District Medan Johor City Medan Year 2016

Selection of snack food is one of health behaviors that are going to be a grave concern because of lack of safety level. The habit of eating snack food is very popular among students. Nutrition education with the role play method aims to make students change their behavior to be better, including in choosing snack foods. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of role-play method to the selection behavior of snack food of 060933 public elementary school students at Medan Johor district in Medan year of 2016.The research was a quasi-experiment with a pretest-posttest design with an intervention. The experiment group was 060933 elementary school, and the control group was 067690 elementary school students. Samples in this study were 36 students who received three times of intervention. Measurement of students’ knowledge, attitude and behavior were done twice: before and after the intervention. Data was analyzed by using test independent sample T-testand the results of the research showed that there was the influence of role play method on the selection of snack food on students’ knowledge (p = 0.000), attitude (p = 0.000) and action (p = 0.010) of 060933 public elementary school students in Medan. The conclusion of this study is role play influence improving knowledge, attitude, and action of students on choosing of snack food. Suggested to 060933 Elementary School and 067690 Elementary School to guide, direct and remain the students to keep choosing safe and healthy snack food, such as make posters. Suggested to Medan Johor Primary Health Care and BPOM Medan to supervise of snack food around the school actively and regularly, especially in 060933 Elementary School and 067690 Elementary School. Keyword:Role Play Method, Elementary Students' Knowledge, Attitude and Action, Snack Food