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Successes and challenges of the Home-grown School Feeding Program in Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study.
Desalegn, Tsion A; Gebremedhin, Samson; Stoecker, Barbara J.
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  • Desalegn TA; School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
  • Gebremedhin S; School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Stoecker BJ; Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
J Nutr Sci ; 11: e87, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36304822
The Home-grown School Feeding Program (HG-SFP) is a model designed to provide school meals to students using foods sourced from local markets. HG-SFP recently has been incorporated as one of the strategies of educational development in Ethiopia aiming to address hunger and food insecurity problems of school children. Yet, evaluation of the successes and challenges of the program has been limited evaluated. The purpose of the present study was to explore the successes and challenges of the SFP in Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia. This exploratory qualitative study collected data from eight schools targeted for HG-SFP through key informant interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs). A total of sixteen FGDs and twenty-one in-depth interviews were conducted. Purposive sampling was used to include study participants based on their potential relevance in delivering in-depth information. The findings of the present study showed that HG-SFP was successful in improving class attendance and academic performance of school children. In addition, the program had a contribution in saving the parents' money and time as a result of the food provided. With regard to SFP challenges, lack of permanent clean water provision, delay in ration delivery, poor-quality food provision, inadequate amount of food allocated for the academic year, lack of necessary infrastructure for the program, and lack of training in sanitation and hygiene for cooks were among the major challenges identified. Therefore, program challenges need high-level attention in order to make the school feeding program more successful in Sidama Region, Ethiopia.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Servicios de Alimentación Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Nutr Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Etiopia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Servicios de Alimentación Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Nutr Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Etiopia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido