Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

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Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Program for 3rd Grade Elementary School Students

초등학교 3학년을 대상으로 한 영양교육의 효과 평가

  • Duk, Ha-Kwon (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Sung, Nim-Han (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hye-Kyeong (Department of Food Science & Nutrition, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 권덕하 (가톨릭대학교 교육대학원 영양교육) ;
  • 한성림 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김혜경 (가톨릭대학교 생활과학부 식품영양학)
  • Received : 2011.02.17
  • Accepted : 2011.03.30
  • Published : 2011.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of a nutrition education program on nutrition-related knowledge, eating habits, and dietary behavior. Subjects were 3rd grade elementary school students in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do. A 5-week nutrition education program was implemented to 28 children and another 26 children were included in the study as a control group. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the effects of nutrition education program. Mean nutrition related knowledge score was improved after education (p < 0.001). There was a significant improvement in knowledge of nutrient source (p < 0.05), role of protein (p < 0.05), food tower (p < 0.001), getting information from nutrition labeling (p < 0.05), and proper way of snacking (p < 0.001). Eating habits and self-efficacy also tended to improve by nutrition education, especially eating habit of snack and self-efficacy on balanced diet reached significant improvement (p < 0.05). Food consumption frequency was not changed significantly, only consumption of sea weeds which is considered as a reluctant food among children was increased after education (p < 0.05). In addition, the number of leftover food items and total amount of leftover at school lunch reduced significantly after education when compared with the same 10-day menu prior to education (p < 0.01). This result suggests that unbalanced dietary behavior has been changed with the nutrition education program. In conclusion, the nutrition education program was found to be effective in improving nutrition-related knowledge, eating habits, and dietary behavior.

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