INTRODUCTION: This study measured the impact and outcome of an inter-professional community nutrition
program labeled as "NUTRI-CHIKA: Usapan Tungkol at para sa Nutrisyon." The program was a multidisciplinary
approach towards the attainment of proper nutrition for identified malnourished preschool
age children in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal.

METHODS: This was a mixed quantitative-qualitative program evaluation. The quantitative part consisted
of a longitudinal observational study design, which reviewed the data of the children who received the
nutritional intervention. The qualitative study was done with a phenomenological approach, using a
thematic analysis for the process and impact evaluation by means of a focus group discussion and key
informant interview processes.

RESULTS There was a statistically significant increase in weight (2.32 kg) and height (3.04 cm) in terms of
Z-scores. A total of 29 out of 30 malnourished children graduated with 1 to 3 degrees of improvement in
their Z-scores. The program impact showed 1) overall improvement of the state of health of the children;
2) inculcation of family values, which emphasized the giving of more quality time of parents to their
children, and teaching them to socialize and be courteous; and 3) better orientation of the children
towards more nutritious food choices. The process evaluation focused on the positive disposition of the
inter-professional collaboration and brought out transference of this attitude to the children and parents.

CONCLUSION "NUTRI-CHIKA: Usapan Tungkol at Para sa Nutrisyon" achieved its program objectives and
impacted on the family and community, improving the overall state of health of the children and providing
positive disposition and family values to the participants.

Human ; Health Education

Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) remains to be highly prevalent in the Philippines, despite the implementation of school-based bi-annual mass drug administration and other preventive measures under the Garantisadong Pambata Program by the Department of Health (DOH). Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study determined the association between the level of knowledge and the actual practices of family care givers in the prevention of STH among school-age children belonging to low-income families in an urban barangay. Results: Among 193 respondents, 97.93% had good level of knowledge of STH prevention and control, 83.42% had good hand hygiene practices, but only 39.90% adhered to the recommended bi-annual anti-helminthic prophylaxis for their school-aged children. A positive association was noted between level of knowledge and actual hand hygiene practices, but this was not statistically significant (i.e., prevalence odds ratio = 5.3, p = 0.129). Among those who did not comply with the bi-annual anti-helminthic administration, there was a prevalence odds ratio (POR) of 0.66 that the family care giver was knowledgeable on STH prevention and control, and this negative association was not statistically significant (i.e., p = 0.529). Conclusion Level of knowledge on STH prevention was positively associated with hand hygiene practices but was negatively associated with compliance with the bi-annual deworming prophylaxis. But these associations were not statistically significant.
Hand Hygiene