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Effect of community-based nutritional counseling intervention on children's eating habits.
Dike, Ibiwari Caroline; Ebizie, Elizabeth N; Chukwuone, Chiamaka Adaobi; Ejiofor, Ngozi Juliana; Anowai, Chinwe Christiana; Ogbonnaya, Ezeda Kalu; Ugwu, Eunice Ifenyinwa; Nkechinyere, Udeagha Scholastica; Chigbu, Eberechukwu Francisca; Ezeaku, Margret N; Nnadi, Grace Chinyere; Ihuoma, Ekomaru Chinyere; Gera, Nguvan Patience; Chikwendu, Justina Ndirika.
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  • Dike IC; Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Ebizie EN; Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Chukwuone CA; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Ejiofor NJ; Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Anowai CC; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Ogbonnaya EK; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Ugwu EI; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Nkechinyere US; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Chigbu EF; Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria.
  • Ezeaku MN; Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
  • Nnadi GC; Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria.
  • Ihuoma EC; Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri, Owerri, Nigeria.
  • Gera NP; Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Benue State University, Markudi, Nigeria.
  • Chikwendu JN; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Medicine (Baltimore) ; 100(30): e26563, 2021 Jul 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34397687
AIM: This study aimed to assess the outcome of community-based nutritional counseling interventions on eating habits of rural-dwelling children. METHODS: A group-randomized trial design was used in this study. A total of 108 rural-dwelling children from a community in the Enugu North agricultural zone, Enugu State, who participated in the study. The children were randomly assigned to 2 groups: the treatment group (n = 54) and the no-treatment control group (n = 54). The child eating behavior questionnaire was used for data collection. Parents of the participating children within each study group completed the child eating behavior questionnaire at 3 time points. The data collected were analyzed using an independent sample t test at a probability level of .05. RESULT: The outcome of the study showed that the children's eating habits in the treatment group improved positively following the community-based nutritional counseling intervention. The positive gain from exposure to the community-based nutritional counseling intervention program was sustained during follow-up for children in the treatment group compared with the no-treatment group. CONCLUSION: The community-based nutrition counseling intervention carried out among children in rural communities had a positive adjustment in children's eating habits. The intervention requires the constant collaboration of professional childhood educators, caregivers, home economists, school staff, healthcare specialists, families, and the children themselves. Furthermore, there is a need for future long-term evaluations of the effects of community-based nutritional counseling interventions on children's nutrition and eating habits.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Consejo / Terapia Nutricional / Conducta Alimentaria Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Medicine (Baltimore) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Nigeria Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Consejo / Terapia Nutricional / Conducta Alimentaria Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Medicine (Baltimore) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Nigeria Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos