KMID : 0664320080140030259
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Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association 2008 Volume.14 No. 3 p.259 ~ p.275
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Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Program for 5th Grade Students Provided by Community Health Centers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
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Moon Hyun-Kyung
Park Young Park Jung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Children are an important target of health promotion activities due to the life long effects. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate a nutrition education program offered to primary school students by community health centers. Eight hundred and twenty-six children from 4 primary schools in Seoul voluntarily attended the program. Teachers taught the classes with materials that were provided to them. The subjects were asked to fill out a questionnaire before and then after completion of the program. The data were analysed by SPSS. The results showed that there were significant positive differences in the children¡¯s nutrition knowledge scores after the program (p<0.001). In terms of dietary attitude, the rate of ¡¯yes¡¯ responses, as a desirable answer to many questions, had increased (p<0.001); however, this positive change in scores was not statistically significant. For dietary habit changes, it was shown that the proportion of children regularly eating breakfast five days a week had improved to 3.3%. And the proportion of children eating fast foods and instant foods decreased. There was no change in fruit intake, but vegetable intake increased (p<0.001). However, the children¡¯s overall dietary habit scores did not show a significant change. In the evaluation of the program, 52.3% of the subjects answered that was helpful, and they viewed ¡¯fast food¡¯ as the most interesting topic, whereas ¡¯nutrition labeling¡¯ was the most difficult topic in the program. The program¡¯s effectiveness was positive in terms of enhancing the ¡¯nutrition knowledge¡¯, ¡¯dietary attitudes¡¯, and ¡¯dietary habits¡¯ of the children. Therefore, the above results indicate that this type of program, provided by community health centers, was effective for nutrition education.
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KEYWORD
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Nutrition education program, community health center, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitude and dietary habit
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