How to promote a healthy lifestyle among schoolchildren: Development of an intervention module (i-PROMISe).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lifestyle preferences are inculcated in childhood and once established, persist into adulthood. The Project PROMoting Health LIteracy in School (i-PROMISe) aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among students for the universal prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes.

Study design

Qualitative study using focus-group-discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interviews (IDI).

Method

Project was undertaken in two-phases in two private schools in New Delhi, India. In phase-one, FGDs with students (grades IV to VIII) and IDIs with teachers were conducted to ascertain their perceptions of diabetes prevention and management according to the Health Belief Model. The data was analyzed using a thematic framework method. In phase-two, the resources were pre-te

SUBMITTER: Rawal T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461553 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature