Fathima Sirasa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6255434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fathima Sirasa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fathima |
| FAMILY NAME | Sirasa |
| SIGNATURE | SIRASA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6724-534X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Healthy eating in preschool children
Objective: Modifying the unhealthy dietary habits of children in low- and middle-income countries is important to overcome the increasing prevalence of childhood under- and overnutrition. Dietary habit formation is multifactorial, with parental influence fundamental in determining children’s food environment and intake. Therefore, understanding parents’ perspectives regarding healthy eating in their preschool-aged children in low- and middle-inco…
Child Stunting Reduction in Aceh Province
A 6-week healthy eating intervention with family engagement improves food knowledge and preferences but not dietary diversity among urban preschool children in Sri Lanka
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention (MCI) on children’s dietary diversity and its impact pathway components of children’s food knowledge and healthy food preferences. Design: A 6-week cluster randomised controlled trial with a MCI consisting of child nutrition education plus family engagement through parental nutrition education, meal preparation and tasting was compared with two groups: single component inte…
Dietary diversity and food intake of urban preschool children in North‐Western Sri Lanka
Childhood malnutrition, associated with poor diet, is a clear public health threat in Sri Lanka, with high rates of under-nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies coupled with the growing risk of overweight/obesity in urban locations. This study explored the dietary diversity and food intake of urban living Sri Lankan preschool children. A cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data from a cohort study was conducted with parents/caregivers of c…
Factors influencing the food choices of urban Sri Lankan preschool children
Dietary diversity and food intake of urban preschool children in North‐Western Sri Lanka
Childhood malnutrition, associated with poor diet, is a clear public health threat in Sri Lanka, with high rates of under-nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies coupled with the growing risk of overweight/obesity in urban locations. This study explored the dietary diversity and food intake of urban living Sri Lankan preschool children. A cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data from a cohort study was conducted with parents/caregivers of c…
Factors influencing the food choices of urban Sri Lankan preschool children
A 6-week healthy eating intervention with family engagement improves food knowledge and preferences but not dietary diversity among urban preschool children in Sri Lanka
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention (MCI) on children’s dietary diversity and its impact pathway components of children’s food knowledge and healthy food preferences. Design: A 6-week cluster randomised controlled trial with a MCI consisting of child nutrition education plus family engagement through parental nutrition education, meal preparation and tasting was compared with two groups: single component inte…
Healthy eating in preschool children
Objective: Modifying the unhealthy dietary habits of children in low- and middle-income countries is important to overcome the increasing prevalence of childhood under- and overnutrition. Dietary habit formation is multifactorial, with parental influence fundamental in determining children’s food environment and intake. Therefore, understanding parents’ perspectives regarding healthy eating in their preschool-aged children in low- and middle-inco…
Child Stunting Reduction in Aceh Province
Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Dietary diversity (2 works)