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| Title |
School feeding program has resulted in improved dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school children
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| Published in |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13052-018-0449-1 |
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| Authors |
Mastewal Zenebe, Samson Gebremedhin, Carol J. Henry, Nigatu Regassa |
| Abstract |
School Feeding Program (SFP) is a targeted safety net program designed to provide educational and health benefits to vulnerable children. However, limited evidence exists regarding the effect of the intervention on the nutritional status and school attendance of children. The study is aimed at examining the effects of SFP on dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school children in Boricha district, Southern Ethiopia. The study was conducted based on a representative data collected from 290 students drawn from the district. A school-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on school children aged 10-14 years. Data were collected using structured pretested questionnaire. The effects of SFP on dietary diversity score (DDS), class attendance rate, body-mass-index for age (BAZ) and height-for-age (HAZ) Z-scores were assessed using multivariable linear regression model. The finding showed significantly higher mean (±SD) of DDS in SFP beneficiaries (5.8 ± 1.1) than the non-beneficiaries (3.5 ± 0.7) (P < 0.001). BAZ and HAZ of the beneficiaries were also higher than their counterparts, which were (0.07 ± 0.93), (- 0.50 ± 0.86) and (- 1.45 ± 1.38), (- 2.17 ± 1.15) respectively (P < 0.001). The mean (±SD) days of absence from school for non-beneficiaries (2.6 ± 1.6) was significantly higher than that of the beneficiaries (1.3 ± 1.7) (P < 0.05). Given the positive effects of the program in improving the DDS, nutritional status, and class attendance of school children, we strongly recommend scaling up the program to other food insecure areas. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 50% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 295 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 295 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 51 | 17% |
| Researcher | 18 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 14% |
| Unknown | 134 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 38 | 13% |
| Unknown | 136 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 March 2018.
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#478
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#255,913
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#6
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