Evaluation of the Food and Agriculture Organization's global school-based nutrition education initiative, Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger (FMFH), in schools of Hyderabad, India

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ID15091019
AutoresGM Subba Rao (National Institute of Nutrition, autor correspondente), D Raghunatha Rao (National Institute of Nutrition), K Venkaiah (National Institute of Nutrition), Anil Kumar Dube (National Institute of Nutrition), KV Rameshwar Sarma (National Institute of Nutrition)
Ano2006
Volume9
Fascículo8
Páginas991-995
Data de publicação2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/phn2006974
OpenAlexW4245734673
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas8

Objective To assess the efficacy of the Food and Agriculture Organization's global school-based nutrition education initiative, Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger (FMFH), in improving nutrition-related knowledge levels of schoolchildren. Design Adopting the cluster randomisation technique, five schools each in experimental and control groups were randomly chosen from the member schools of a voluntary organisation. Repeated measures of knowledge levels were carried out at three points in time to assess pre-, post-intervention and retention of knowledge gained during the intervention. Children from experimental schools were given nutrition education by teachers in the classroom setting using FMFH material. Subjects/settings Schoolchildren ( n = 358 in the control group and n = 312 in the experimental group) of grades VIII and IX from schools in Hyderabad, India. Results The classroom-based intervention resulted in a significant improvement ( P d = 0.40), indicating the efficacy of the FMFH programme in improving nutrition-related knowledge. No significant decrease ( P >0.05) in knowledge levels was observed after 2 months, indicating retention of the knowledge acquired through the intervention. Conclusion The FMFH programme provides an opportunity for schoolchildren to learn more about nutrition through their teachers in a classroom setting if the lesson plans are adapted to the local circumstances. Furthermore, it has the potential to make nutrition education interactive, effective and sustainable

Agriculture · Control (management · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Knowledge retention · Management · Medical education · Nutrition Education · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Gerontology