Ghana’s school feeding programme in perspective: A case study of the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region

Okae-Adjei, Samuel; Akuffo, Buckman; Amartei, Claudia

doi:10.47127/ijtmr.v1i5.41

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“…Healthy eating posters can assist in acquiring knowledge about healthy eating lifestyles and reduce the risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases [2], which are prevalent in developing countries [14,15]. Several studies [30][31][32] cited issues of poor sanitation in nutrition education programmes due to the absence of implementation guidelines, which could be displayed on posters. Posters provide visual images as well as information about foods, which assist in memory retention of valuable information on nutritious food that enhances the acceptance and consumption of nutritious food and maintenance of hygiene [33,34].…”

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Assessment of high school learners’ familiarity with nutrition education principles

Mafugu

2020

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Background/objectives The objective of the study was to assess adolescent learners' nutritional knowledge to suggest early intervention strategies that address knowledge deficiency gaps that have a negative impact on personal health and productivity. Subjects/methods A cross-sectional survey design was used in the study. One circuit was purposively selected from Pinetown District, KZN, South Africa. A representative sample of 108 learners was randomly selected from 7 of the 8 schools in the district to complete the investigator administered questionnaire between July and August 2017. Results Although the majority of learners were familiar with the nutrition education principles, a large proportion lacked the knowledge of essential nutrition and were in support of the incorporation of various strategies to promote nutrition education. Friedman test revealed significant differences, χ 2 (3) = 192.4, p < 0.001, between the mean rank scores of familiarity to different nutrition principles. Relative to other principles, balanced diet and food groups were the most critical issues. The overall mean of 3.7 for learners' priority level on nutrition education principles indicated the learners' view that knowledge of all principles was necessary for the attainment of a healthy lifestyle. Conclusions Many learners were not familiar with nutrition education principles. Hence this paper becomes very critical as it communicates the information to the community and suggests various nutrition education intervention strategies that have to be put in place in the school system to impart the necessary knowledge and skills that promote a long-term healthy lifestyle for the learners.

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Assessment of high school learners’ familiarity with nutrition education principles

Mafugu

2020

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…The problem of infrastructure exists in many countries in the middle- and low-income groups such as those in Ghana. 13 The problem of maintaining nutritional quality and quantity is also experienced in the Ghana School Feeding Programme, where there were no guidelines for both quantity and quality of ingredients to be served. 8 Cooking in some Ghanaian schools is done under the trees.…”

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Challenges Encountered in a South African School Nutrition Programme

Mafugu

2021

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: School Nutritional Programmes (SNP) provide meals at school to reduce hunger, nutrient deficiencies and improve class alertness among children in poor communities. The purpose of the research was to determine the challenges encountered in implementing the SNP in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa in 2017.Design and methods: A cross-sectional study underpinned by a concurrent triangulation research design where interviews were used to collect qualitative data from stakeholders, and a questionnaire collected quantitative data from students. The set of qualitative data was thematically analysed. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey HSD test were used to compare the mean scores for food quality on different days of the week.Results: Both the quality and quantity of food were affected by delays in payment of food suppliers, lack of training of stakeholders, and poor kitchen facilities. Health problems experienced by students after eating the food made them reluctant to consume meals on some days. The Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the quality of food served on Wednesday (3.2±1.3) was significantly higher than the mean score for the quality of the meal served on Friday (2.5±1.3).Conclusions: Late payment of food-suppliers and inadequate training of food-handlers affected the quality and quantity of the meals. The researcher recommends that the programme administrators should improve the frequency of payment for food suppliers, training of food handlers, and find alternative meals for students who do not consume the regular meals due to various reasons.

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