唐山市小学生家长营养教育效果评价

Effectiveness of Nutrition Education Implementation among Pupils' Parents in Tangshan City

目的 评价对小学生家长开展营养教育的效果。方法 在 3所小学整群抽取学生家长 1 1 69名 ,按班随机分为教育组和对照组。对教育组以宣传资料、营养咨询等形式进行 2个月的营养教育 ;采用问卷调查 ,比较营养教育前后家长营养知识、态度、相关行为的变化。结果 教育组家长接受营养教育后 ,营养知识和行为得分与对照组比较显著提高 ,其学生的早餐质量和零食问题有所提高和纠正。结论 营养教育是改善营养行为的有效途径 ,但需进行长期的指导。

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education implemented among pupils' parents. Methods With a method of stratified cluster sampling, 1169 parents of pupils were drawn from 3 primary schools, and were randomly divided into the education group and the control group. Nutrition education in forms of propaganda and counseling was implemented for 2 months in education group. Data was collected using a questionnaire; the changes in nutrition-related knowledge, attitude and behaviors of parents were compared before and after nutrition education. Results After nutrition education, parents had higher scores in knowledge and behaviors regarding nutrition, breakfast quality and snack habits of their children improved somewhat in education group. Conclusions Nutrition education is effective in improving the eating behaviors, however, a long-term instruction is necessary.