Effect of Interactive Nutrition and Health Education Intervention on Knowledge and Practices of Indian School Children and Their Parents

Charul Jha and Vishakha Singh

Indian Journal of Human Development, 2023, vol. 17, issue 3, 507-517

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to identify the effect of an interactive health and nutrition education intervention on the knowledge and practices of school children and their parents. An experimental-control pre-post study, wherein 246 students (10–12 years) and their parents, from two schools, were enrolled for the study and divided into experimental ( n = 121) and control ( n = 125) groups. The experimental group received an interactive health and nutrition intervention for 3 months, which included PPT’s and various games/activities. One month after the intervention period, post-data was collected from both groups, to identify the effect. Knowledge and practices regarding health, nutrition, and physical activity were studied. All the data were analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS-23 software. A significant change was observed in fruit ( p

Keywords: Nutrition education; health intervention; school children; parents; dietary habits; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/09737030241244578

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