Effectiveness and acceptability of a novel school-based healthy eating program among primary school children in urban Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15367889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sumudu Nimali Seneviratne (0000-0003-2960-9269, University of Colombo, corresponding author), Sanathanee Sachchithananthan (0000-0001-7345-3236), Pavithra Sewwandi Angulugaha Gamage, Renuka Peiris, Pujitha Wickramasinghe (0000-0002-8355-1283, University of Colombo), Noel Somasundaram (0000-0002-6241-7501, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2083-2083 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-021-12041-8 |
| PMID | 34774025 |
| OpenAlex | W3213673821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
This novel program led to an immediate improvement in eating habits and was well accepted by parents and teachers making it a potentially suitable intervention for wider implementation in primary schools in urban Sri Lanka
Biostatistics · Childhood obesity · Environmental health · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling · Obesity · Overweight · Program evaluation · Psychological intervention · Public health · Screen time · South asia · Sri lanka · Test (biology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |