A school-based supplementary food programme in rural Kenya did not reduce children's intake at home

Bibliographic Data

ID15092167
AuthorsConstance Awuor Gewa (0000-0003-1285-4225, George Mason University, corresponding author), Suzanne P Murphy (0000-0001-9634-4972, University of Hawaii Cancer Center), Robert E Wei (0000-0003-3648-8522, University of California, Los Angeles), Robert E Weiss, Charlotte G Neumann (University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2013
Volume16
Issue4
Pages713-720
Publication date2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980012003266
PMID22874653
OpenAlexW2326448101
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Objective To examine changes in energy intake along with markers of dietary quality (animal-source energy and protein intakes) among household members in the presence of supplementary school feeding in rural Kenya. Design A 2-year, longitudinal, randomized controlled feeding intervention study. Setting Kyeni South Division, Embu District, Kenya. Subjects A total of 182 schoolchildren and selected household members. Results There was no evidence that schoolchildren who received supplementary snacks at school experienced reduced intakes at home or that intakes by other family members were increased at the expense of the schoolchild's intake. Conclusions This analysis highlights a number of factors useful in planning for supplementary feeding interventions in rural Kenya and similar communities

Environmental health · Geography · Psychological intervention · Rural area · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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