Evidence-Based Nutrition Interventions Improved Adolescents' Knowledge and Behaviors in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Adolescence is a nutritionally vulnerable and critical life stage. However, few programs and policies focus on improving adolescent nutrition in Indonesia. To address this gap, we implemented a gender-responsive package of interventions: (1) breakfast and weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFS), (2) a school-based nutrition education program, and (3) a social behavior change communication strategy. We surveyed 514 adolescents at baseline (2019) and endline (2020) in Klaten and Lombok Barat districts in Indonesia. The survey included a knowledge assessment on nutrition, as well as indicators of attitudes and behaviors on diet, physical activity, and WIFS. We employed multivariable linear and logistic regression to test for pre-post intervention differences. Overall knowledge was signi

SUBMITTER: Oddo VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9102904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature