Effectiveness of school-based nutrition interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of school-based nutrition interventions (SBNI) involving schoolchildren and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) on child nutrition status and nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.

Design

A systematic review on published school nutrition intervention studies of randomised controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, controlled before-and-after studies or quasi-experimental designs with control. Nine electronic bibliographic databases were searched. To be included, interventions had to involve changes to the school's physical and social environments, to the school's nutrition policies, to teaching curriculum to incorporate nutrition education and/or to partnership with parents/community.

Setting

Schools in SSA.

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SUBMITTER: Kyere P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200642 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature