Trial reportAfrican health sciences2021
Nutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children.
Trial report in African health sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07583667 (Nutritional Status, Associated Factors, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Nutrition Health Education Intervention Among Ethnic Minority Children Aged 5-16 Years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Nutritional Status, Associated Factors, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Nutrition Health Education Intervention Among Ethnic Minority Children Aged 5-16 Years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for promoting physical activity among adolescents in school settings: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and healthy nutrition campaign for primary school children in developing countries: implementation of the build our kids' success (BOKS) program in Indonesia.Physical activity and nutrition · 2026Article
- Review of Current Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies (MNDs) in Ghana: A Scoping Review.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Review
- Effect of a Nutrition Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Dietary Practices, Anthropometry, and Hemoglobin in Peruvian Adolescents.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a Brief Intervention to Improve the Levels of Nutrition and Physical Exercise Knowledge Among Primary School Learners in Tshwane, South Africa: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Overweight and Obesity Among In-School Children and Adolescents (5-19 Years) in Ghana: A Scoping Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors.Journal of obesity · 2024Article
- The influence of nutrition knowledge, attitude, practices, and dietary diversity on obesity among market women in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Dietary patterns and their socioeconomic factors of adherence among adults in urban Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Effects of nutritional interventions on the physical development of preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- Lifestyle habits, macronutrient intake, and obesity prevalence among adolescents in rural-periurban community senior high schools in the Ho municipality of Ghana.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Editorial: Infectious diseases and NCDs persist despite concerted effort.African health sciences · 2021Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAdequate nutrition is required for growth and development in children. This study tested the effectiveness of nutrition education on knowledge and BMI-for-age (BFA) of school-aged children in the Kumasi Metropolis.
methodsChildren, aged 9-13 years old were recruited from ten randomly selected primary schools in the Metropolis. The schools were randomly allocated into 3 groups: nutrition education (3 schools), physical activity (PA) education (3 schools), both interventions (2 schools), or control (2 schools). Following a baseline nutrition and PA knowledge and status assessment in 433 children, twice-monthly nutrition and PA education and demonstrations were carried out for 6 months, followed by a post-intervention assessment.
resultsPA and nutrition knowledge improved in all groups (P<0.001); the highest improvement was among those who received both interventions (31.0%), followed by the nutrition education group (29.8%), and the least, the control group (19.1%). Overall, BFA improved by +0.36, from baseline (-0.26) to end of the intervention (+0.10, P<0.001). Within the groups, the nutrition group (+0.65, P<.001) had the highest improvement, then, both the intervention group (+0.27, P<0.001), the PA group (+0.23, P<0.001) and lastly, the control group (+0.18, P=0.001).
conclusionNutrition education could improve knowledge and BMI-for-age in school-aged children in Ghana.
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