Provision of special diets to children in public nurseries and kindergartens in Krakow (Poland).

ABSTRACT:

Background

A specialized diet could be due to an allergy or other medical needs and also religious or cultural reasons. This study aimed to assess the availability and provision of special diets in kindergartens and nurseries financed by the Municipality of Kraków.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study was based on a diagnostic survey carried out using the Computer-Assisted Web Interview method and addressed to the managers of nurseries (n = 21) and kindergartens (n = 71) and, separately, to the parents of children attending these facilities (n = 1,096). Non-parametric tests were applied for an unadjusted comparison between children at nurseries and those at kindergartens.

Results

Children with particular dietary requirements received s

SUBMITTER: Piorecka B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10957766 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature