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

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  • Charul Jha
  • Vishakha Singh

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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

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  • Charul Jha & Vishakha Singh, 2023. "Effect of Interactive Nutrition and Health Education Intervention on Knowledge and Practices of Indian School Children and Their Parents," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 17(3), pages 507-517, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:inddev:v:17:y:2023:i:3:p:507-517
    DOI: 10.1177/09737030241244578
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    1. Wendy Lippevelde & Maïté Verloigne & Ilse Bourdeaudhuij & Johannes Brug & Mona Bjelland & Nanna Lien & Lea Maes, 2012. "Does parental involvement make a difference in school-based nutrition and physical activity interventions? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(4), pages 673-678, August.
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