scholarly journals The Impact of a Community-based Pilot Health Education Intervention for Older People as Caregivers of Orphaned and Sick Children as a Result of HIV and AIDS in South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermien Boon ◽  
Robert A. C. Ruiter ◽  
Shegs James ◽  
Bart Van Den Borne ◽  
Eka Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Older People ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Education Intervention ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
The Impact

Nutrition and health education intervention for student volunteers: topic-wise assessment of impact using a non-parametric test

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Vijayapushpam ◽  
Grace Maria Antony ◽  
GM Subba Rao ◽  
D Raghunatha Rao
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Mcnemar Test ◽  
Health Education Intervention ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the impact of a classroom-based nutrition and health education intervention among student community volunteers in improving their knowledge on individual topics.DesignProspective follow-up study. Topic-wise knowledge change among student volunteers on individual topics (twenty-one questions related to nutrition and health, eight questions related to infectious diseases and two questions related to obesity and hypertension) pertaining to nutrition and health was evaluated at baseline and after intervention, using the McNemar test.SettingSix different colleges affiliated to Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh, India.SubjectsSix hundred and eighty-seven student volunteers under the National Service Scheme, of both genders, average age 19 years.ResultsA significant mean improvement of 11·36 (sd 8·49, P < 0·001) was observed in the overall nutrition and health knowledge scores of the student volunteers after the education intervention. The McNemar test showed that knowledge on individual topics related to energy, proteins, fats, adolescent phase, obesity, some lifestyle diseases and infectious diseases improved significantly (P < 0·01). No significant (P > 0·05) improvement was observed in knowledge on the nutritional content of milk and sprouted grams, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, ELISA and malaria.ConclusionsTopics on which our educational intervention could not bring about significant knowledge improvement have been identified and suitable modifications can be carried out to strengthen them.

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