ArticleAfrican health sciences2017
Long term effect of a school based intervention to prevent chronic diseases in Tunisia, 2009-2015.
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- Effectiveness of Intervention Strategies to Increase Adolescents' Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time in Secondary School Settings, Including Factors Related to Implementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- School-Based Nutrition Programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of school-based nutrition interventions promoted in the League of Arab States: a systematic review.Health promotion international · 2023Pooled it
- Consumption of fruits and vegetables among adolescents in Arab Countries: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
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- School-Based Interventions Targeting Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Body Weight Status of African Children: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Leveraging adolescents as health advocates: Evaluating hypertension education's impact on knowledge retention & family health compliance.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Article
- HIV and NCDs: inevitable interaction in resource limited settings.African health sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
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objectivesWe aimed to evaluate the long term effect of school based intervention to prevent non- communicable disease risk factors.
methodsIt was a quasi experimental study conducted during the period of 2009-2015. We involved school children aged from 11 to 16 years old. For the assessment of the program's effectiveness, subjects in both groups were examined at baseline, at the end of the 3-year intervention period and at the follow-up, one year after program's cessation.
resultsIn the intervention group, the prevalence of school children who reported to be eating 5 fruits and vegetable sdaily increased significantly from 30.0% at pre-assessment to 33.2% at post-assessment, one year after (p=0.02, p=0.41 respectively). For the control group, this prevalence had significantly decreased from 40.2% at baseline to 35.0% at post-intervention, at the follow up, this proportion increased to 44.5%(p=0.001, p<10
conclusionThe present work showed that interventions promoting healthy lifestyles should be maintained. Developing countries should be encouraged and supported to design, conduct, and evaluate robust preventive interventions.
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