1995年,世界卫生组织发起了全球学校健康倡议,旨在将这种健康促进方法扩展到全球学校。在这项研究中,我们的目标是评估幼儿园在采用营养友好学校倡议(NFSI)清单下的干预方案方面的准备情况.
■来自位于信德省Thatta和Sujawal地区的AgaKhan学校的三个校区,巴基斯坦,所有符合条件的学龄前儿童均入选本研究.使用干预前和干预后的设计,我们使用NFSI核对表评估了学前准备情况,父母/照顾者关于健康和营养促进行为的知识,和人体测量(即,中上臂圆周(MUAC),体重,和身高)适用于学龄前儿童。NFSI检查表进行了差异评分分析,而人体测量和知识数据则使用描述性统计。连续变量(即,高度,体重,MUAC)是作为手段提出的,而分类变量(知识)以数字和百分比表示。依赖样本的配对t检验用于统计评估MUAC的平均差异,高度,体重,身高年龄Z分,年龄体重Z评分,身高体重Z评分,以及父母对学龄前儿童知识的变化。
■来自164名学龄前儿童(年龄24-84个月,平均年龄56.7个月)在3个月内进行分析。学校准备分数从10分提高到22分(共26分)。父母对营养和健康的知识增加了7.2个百分点(25个)。儿童显示MUAC平均增加(0.27厘米),重量(0.36公斤),和身高(0.62厘米)(p<0.001)。发育迟缓和超重/肥胖率保持不变(7.3%和4.3%),体重不足和消瘦率从10.4%下降到7.3%,从7.9%下降到6.1%,分别。该计划有效地减少了体重不足和消瘦,但并未影响发育迟缓和超重。
■NFSI大大提高了营养友好学校的学前准备。让私营部门参与应对营养挑战为未来公私伙伴关系应对营养不良铺平了道路。通过该倡议制定的营养政策可以作为国家学校营养政策的蓝图。
UNASSIGNED: In 1995, the World Health Organization launched its Global School Health Initiative intending to expand this health promotion approach throughout schools globally. In this study, we aim to assess the preparedness of preschools in the adoption of intervention packages under the Nutrition Friendly School Initiative (NFSI) checklist.
UNASSIGNED: From three campuses of the Aga Khan School located in the Thatta and Sujawal districts of the Sindh province, Pakistan, all eligible preschool children were selected for this study. Using a pre-and post-intervention design, we assessed preschool preparedness using the NFSI checklist, knowledge of parents/caregivers regarding health and nutrition promoting behaviors, and anthropometric measurements (i.e., mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight, and height) for preschool children. The NFSI checklist was analyzed with differential scores, while descriptive statistics were used for anthropometric and knowledge data. Continuous variables (i.e., height, weight, MUAC) were presented as means, while categorical variables (knowledge) were expressed as numbers and percentages. Paired t-tests for dependent samples were used to statistically assess mean differences in MUAC, height, weight, height-for-age Z-score, weight-for-age Z-score, weight-for-height Z-score, and changes in parental knowledge of preschool children.
UNASSIGNED: Data from 164 preschool children (ages 24-84 months, mean age 56.7 months) were analyzed over 3 months. School preparedness scores improved from 10 to 22 points (out of 26). Parental knowledge on nutrition and health increased by 7.2 points (out of 25). Children showed mean increases in MUAC (0.27 cm), weight (0.36 kg), and height (0.62 cm) (p < 0.001). Stunting and overweight/obesity rates remained the same (7.3 and 4.3%), while underweight and wasting rates dropped from 10.4 to 7.3% and 7.9 to 6.1%, respectively. The initiative effectively reduced underweight and wasting but did not impact stunting and overweight.
UNASSIGNED: The NFSI has greatly enhanced preschool readiness for nutrition-friendly schools. Engaging the private sector in addressing nutritional challenges has paved the way for future public-private partnerships to tackle malnutrition. The nutrition policy formulated through this initiative could serve as a blueprint for a National School Nutrition Policy.