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T1 Assessment of an educational intervention to improve healthy life habits in children living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions
A1 López Vallecillo, María
A1 Alcoceba Herrero, Irene
A1 Castro Alija, María José
A1 Cao Torija, María José
A1 García Villanueva, Sara
A1 Frutos Martín, Manuel
A1 Jiménez Pérez, José María
K1 Health education
K1 Educación para la salud
K1 Assessment
K1 Educational policy
K1 Education - Evaluation
K1 Education - Perú
K1 Educación de niños
K1 Calidad de vida
K1 Hygiene
K1 Nursing
K1 5312.04 Educación
K1 58 Pedagogía
K1 3212 Salud Publica
AB Nutritional condition impacts academic performance and cognitive development. In Peru, the prevalence of chronic undernutrition in children is 6.9%, increasing the risk of mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to develop an educational intervention to achieve an improvement in the healthy habits of children in a primary education school in Lima who live in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. We conducted a prospective quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test study of an educational intervention. The information was collected through the adaptation of the WHO questionnaire “Global School-based Student Health Survey” (GSHS), with anthropometric variables, socioeconomic level, hygiene and eating habits. One hundred eight students from 5 to 13 years old from Arenitas del Mar School in Lima (Peru) participated. The educational intervention improved eating habits. Fruit and vegetable consumption 3 or more times/day (50.9%) increased after the educational intervention (49% vs. 62.9%,) p < 0.0001. There was an improvement in hygiene habits, such as the frequency of handwashing with soap (32.4% vs. 63.9%) and the frequency of weekly bathing 4–6 times/week (25% vs. 47.5%) p < 0.0001. The educational intervention promoted better healthy living behaviors, eating habits and hygiene. This kind of initiative is a crucial tool to establish healthy living habits.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59689
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59689
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, Vol. 18, Nº. 9, 4495
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 27-nov-2024