Evaluation of the community knowledge on nutrition and hygiene for better health with school - based improved communication methods
- Author:
Pham Ngoc Khai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nutrition, hygiene, health, school
- MeSH:
nutrition, hygienic knowledge;
Nutritional Status;
Hygiene;
health
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(6):61-66
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
An intervention study with the case-control design was conducted at 8 schools of 4 communes of Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province. The improved communicating methods (called Active communicating method - "directly ask/answer") were used to educate students, teachers, and parents on nutrition and hygiene for better health for 3 years. An assessment of one year intervention on pupils' and their parents' knowledge about nutrition and hygiene showed that the knowledge of pupils and their parents was significantly increased (P<0.05). In addition, the model of school-based active communicating method - "directly ask/answer" was positively supported by many teachers, pupils and their parents
