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

Public Health Nutrition

KV Rameshwar Sarma¹  K Venkaiah¹  D Raghunatha Rao¹  Anil K Dube¹  GM Subba Rao¹ 

关键词: Nutrition education;    Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger;    FAO;    Schoolchildren;    Nutrition knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.1017/PHN2006974

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo 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.DesignAdopting 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/settingsSchoolchildren (n = 358 in the control group and n = 312 in the experimental group) of grades VIII and IX from schools in Hyderabad, India.ResultsThe classroom-based intervention resulted in a significant improvement (P 0.05) in knowledge levels was observed after 2 months, indicating retention of the knowledge acquired through the intervention.ConclusionThe 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.

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