scholarly journals Food supply and actions to improve dietary behaviour of students – a comparison between secondary schools participating or not participating in the ‘Healthy School Canteen Program’

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivon EJ Milder ◽  
Jochen Mikolajczak ◽  
Saskia W van den Berg ◽  
Madelon van de Veen-van Hofwegen ◽  
Wanda JE Bemelmans
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Set Up

AbstractObjective(i) To identify determinants of participation in the ‘Healthy School Canteen Program’, a programme that encourages schools to set up their canteen in a way that promotes healthy dietary behaviour. (ii) To compare food supply and actions between participating and non-participating schools. (iii) To investigate what reasons schools have to increase attention for nutrition in the curriculum.DesignA cross-sectional study based on information from questionnaires performed in 2010/2011.SettingAll secondary schools (age group 12–18 years) in the Netherlands (n 1145).SubjectsResponse was 33 % (n 375). Analyses included all schools with a canteen in which food is offered (28 %, n 325).ResultsNone of the investigated determinants was associated with participation. Participating schools offered significantly (P < 0·001) more of eleven inventoried healthy foods (e.g. sandwiches, (butter)milk, fruit, light soft drinks, yoghurt and salad) than non-participating schools. However, there was no difference in the number of less healthy products offered (e.g. candy bars, cakes and regular soft drinks). Participating schools reported more often that they took actions to improve dietary behaviour and more often had a policy on nutrition. Participating schools more often increased attention for nutrition in the curriculum in recent years than non-participating schools (57 % v. 43 %, P = 0·01). Reported reasons were similar and included media attention, eating behaviour of students and ‘overweight’.ConclusionsSchools that participate in the programme seemed to offer more healthy products in their canteens and took more actions to improve dietary behaviour than non-participating schools. However, at all schools less healthy foods were also available.

scholarly journals Availability of food and beverage items on school canteen menus and association with items purchased by children of primary-school age

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 2907-2914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Clinton-McHarg ◽  
Lisa Janssen ◽  
Tessa Delaney ◽  
Kathryn Reilly ◽  
Tim Regan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Average Proportion ◽  
Randomised Controlled

AbstractObjectiveTo (i) describe the proportion of foods and beverages available on school canteen menus classified as having high (‘green’), moderate (‘amber’) or low (‘red’) nutritional value; (ii) describe the proportion of these items purchased by students; and (iii) examine the association between food and beverage availability on school canteen menus and food and beverage purchasing by students.DesignA cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a larger randomised controlled trial (RCT).SettingA nested sample of fifty randomly selected government schools from the Hunter New England region of New South Wales, Australia, who had participated in an RCT of an intervention to improve the availability of healthy foods sold from school canteens, was approached to participate.SubjectsSchool principals, canteen managers and students.ResultsThe average proportion of green, amber and red items available on menus was 47·9, 47·4 and 4·7 %, respectively. The average proportion of green, amber and red items purchased by students was 30·1, 61·8 and 8·1 %, respectively. There was a significant positive relationship between the availability and purchasing of green (R2=0·66), amber (R2=0·57) and red menu items (R2=0·61). In each case, a 1 % increase in the availability of items in these categories was associated with a 1·21, 1·35 and 1·67 % increase in purchasing of items of high, moderate and low nutritional value, respectively.ConclusionsThe findings provide support for school-based policies to improve the relative availability of healthy foods for sale in these settings.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

scholarly journals REXIC project: retrospective cross-sectional study of documentation of informed consent for research biobanking in a public research and teaching hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Nobile ◽  
Elena Garavelli ◽  
Barbara Gagliardi ◽  
Silvia Giovanelli ◽  
Paolo Rebulla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Single Standard ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Design And Methods

<em>Background</em>. The Center for Transfusion Medicine, Cell Therapy and Cryobiology, Milan, Northern Italy, is the headquarter of the POLI-MI biobank. It co-ordinates the biobank activities of the Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan. Such activities require specific safeguarding of donors’ rights and protection of sensitive and genetic data. The Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico has set up a project on informed consent with the aim of developing awareness and understanding of this issue. Within this project, it has been decided to evaluate how consent for biobanking material is expressed. <em>Design and methods.</em> The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality and completeness of consent to biobanking in the POLI-MI biobank. This was a retrospective study carried out in 2012 on samples of consent declarations collected by biobank units in 2011. Some units used a single, standard consent model available from a previous POLI-MI biobank workgroup. Other units used models which had been previouly formulated. Evaluation was made using a form that indicated the essential elements of consent. <em>Results</em>. A total of 48 consent declarations were collected using the single, standard model and 84 were collected using other models. The consent declarations that used the single, standard model were found to be the most complete and were filled in better than other models. <em>Conclusions</em>. Progressive adoption of a simple, standard consent model is expected to improve the quality of consent acquisition. Regular audit of the compliance of consent practices with ethical and legal requirements is mandatory to improve the quality of research biobanking.

scholarly journals Nutrition knowledge related to breakfast skipping among Japanese adults aged 18–64 years: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (06) ◽  
pp. 1029-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Matsumoto ◽  
Naomi Ishige ◽  
Azusa Sakamoto ◽  
Aki Saito ◽  
Shinji Ikemoto
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breakfast Skipping ◽  
Japanese Adults ◽  
Lifestyle Questionnaire ◽  
Kanto Region

AbstractObjectiveBreakfast skipping is regarded as a public health issue among adults worldwide. Nutrition knowledge has been reported to be one of predictors of dietary behaviour. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the association between nutrition knowledge and breakfast skipping.DesignData regarding nutrition knowledge were obtained by using a validated, self-administered general nutrition knowledge questionnaire for Japanese adults (JGNKQ). Participants were classified into three nutrition knowledge level groups according to total JGNKQ score: Low, Middle and High. In addition, participants reported the frequency of meal consumption per week and rated the difficulty in finding time to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the lifestyle questionnaire. The differences in frequency of breakfast, lunch and dinner consumption among Low, Middle and High nutrition knowledge groups were determined by using ANCOVA adjusted for potential confounding factors.SettingKanto region, Japan.ParticipantsJapanese adults aged 18–64 years (n1165, 57·3% women).ResultsMean age of the participants was 43·8 (sd8·9) years. There were no significant differences found in the proportion of respondents reporting difficulty in finding time to eat each meal among the three groups. However, the frequency of breakfast consumption was significantly different among Low, Middle and High groups, while lunch and dinner frequency did not differ among the three groups.ConclusionsThe present study suggests that nutrition knowledge level is related to breakfast skipping among Japanese adults.

scholarly journals School and Community Socioeconomic Status and Access to Athletic Trainer Services in Wisconsin Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Post ◽  
Andrew P. Winterstein ◽  
Scott J. Hetzel ◽  
Blaire Lutes ◽  
Timothy A. McGuine
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Athletic Directors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Athletic Trainer ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Athletic ◽  
High Level

Context Secondary schools have made significant progress in providing athletic trainer (AT) coverage to their student-athletes, but the levels of access at schools with ATs may vary widely. Socioeconomic disparities in medical coverage and access have been noted in other health care fields, but such disparities in the level of access to AT services have not been thoroughly examined. Objective To determine if (1) access to AT services or (2) the level of access (AT hours per week and athletes per AT hour) differed based on the socioeconomic characteristics of secondary schools. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Mailed and e-mailed surveys. Patients or Other Participants High school athletic directors and ATs from 402 Wisconsin high schools. Main Outcome Measure(s) Respondents provided information as to whether their school used the services of an AT and the number of hours per week that their school had an AT on-site. The number of athletes per AT hour was calculated by dividing the total number of athletes at the school by the number of hours of AT coverage per week. The socioeconomic status of each school was determined using the percentage of students with free or reduced-cost lunch and the county median household income (MHI). Results Schools without an AT on-site were in lower MHI counties (P &lt; .001) and had more students eligible for a free or reduced-cost lunch (P &lt; .001). Lower levels of AT access (fewer hours of AT access per week and more athletes per AT hour) were observed at schools in the lowest third of the county MHI and with the highest third of students eligible for a free or reduced-cost lunch (P &lt; .001). Conclusions Socioeconomic disparities were present in access to AT services. New models are needed to focus on providing a high level of AT access for all student-athletes, regardless of socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals Five-Year Experience of Liver Transplant at Kerman University of Medical Sciences: Afzalipoor Hospital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masood Dehghani
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transplantation Center ◽  
Set Up ◽  
End Stage

Introduction: The only option for treatment of end stage liver diseases is liver transplantation. Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman, Iran is the third largest liver transplantation center in Iran. In this study, the outcomes of this center have been studied during the past 5 years. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the pre and post transplantation’s clinical, demographic and outcome data of all patients who received liver transplant at Afzalipour Hospital during the past 5 years have been collected and reviewed. SPSS software ver. 16 was used to analyze the data. Results: Forty-three patients have received liver transplantation during this time interval. The 3-year survival rate of patients was 77%. The most common cause of death was primary nonfunction graft after transplantation. The most common complication was acute rejection (15%), all of which were successfully treated with corticosteroids. Conclusion:  Due to increment of cases of acute and chronic liver failure in the community and since the final treatment of these cases is liver transplantation, so there is need to develop liver transplant centers in the future. Quantitative and qualitative study of the activity of centers based liver transplant in Iran is necessary to set up successful centers.

scholarly journals Uncontrolled Draining of Rainwater and Health Consequences in Yaoundé – Cameroon

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Nguendo Yongsi H.B. ◽  
Ntetu Lutumba A. ◽  
Bryant R. Christopher ◽  
Ojuku Tiafack ◽  
Hermann Thora M.
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Space Dynamics ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Standing Waters ◽  
The City

Context: Like many sub Saharan African cities, Yaoundé is experiencing a faster growth of its population and urban perimeter. The urban population has grown from 812 000 inhabitants in 1987 to 2 100 000 inhabitants in 2006. However, this population growth has not been monitored by the city planners and decision makers. Accordingly, the city is lacking basic urban facilities. such as a good sewage system to evacuate urban waste water. Objective: This paper aims at addressing health consequences resulting from inadequate management of rainwater in Yaoundé. Material and methods: From the data gathered by us in the framework of the PERSAN programme focused on urban health, a cross sectional study has been carried out in 2002 and 2006 across the city. Based on socio-environmental and medical surveys, the study covered neighborhoods and 3 034 households in Yaoundé. Results: It comes out that that the present urban draining network is outdated and ineffective. This has led to increasing fl oods in several sectors of the city, with health hazards. It has been noted that many diarrheal diseases in Yaoundé are related to the poor sanitation resulting from urban waste coupled with standing waters. Conclusion: We are of the opinion that to solve this problem, there is urgent need to set up a new town-planning mechanism which takes into account the city’s demographic and space dynamics.

scholarly journals The role of the school food environment in improving the healthiness of school canteens and the readiness to reopen post COVID-19 pandemic: A study conducted in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamam Hadi ◽  
Resti K. Triastanti ◽  
Devita Anggraeni ◽  
Esti Nurwanti ◽  
Emma C. Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
School Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Print Material ◽  
School Canteen

Background: Indonesian school children spend one-third of their time in school, where they are exposed to a variety of foods at school canteens. However, the healthiness of school canteens is not yet well understood. This study was conducted to (1) characterize the healthiness and quality of management of school canteens, and (2) measure readiness of school canteens to reopen following COVID-19 closures.Design and Methods: Mixed-methods were used to conduct a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from schools located in the Bantul District of Indonesia. Primary schools (n=152) were randomly selected, with a final sample size of 147. Data were collected using Google Forms, delivered via WhatsApp or email. School canteens were classified as healthy if they had a Healthy Canteen Score (HCS) >= 10, or unhealthy if they had a HCS < 10.Results: Less than half (43.5%) of school canteens were deemed to be healthy. School canteens were more likely to be healthy if the canteen manager had a formal decision letter (OR=15.2; 95% CI=3.7-62.5); used print material messaging (OR= 3.2 to 4.6 times); or received inspection by external officers periodically (OR=2.8; 95% CI= 1.04-7.5). Readiness to reopen was 4.5 (OR=4.5; 95%CI: 1.1-17.9) times higher among schools that had their own canteen, and 4 (OR=3.9; 95% CI =1.1-13.8) times higher among schools located in rural areas, adjusting for the remaining variables.Conclusions: School canteen healthiness can be improved by implementing national food policy and healthy school canteen standards accompanied by the existence of good management practices within schools, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Assessment of maternal birth satisfaction and intra-partum experiences among the women of rural areas of Tamil Nadu- a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 6006
Author(s):  
Janakiram Marimuthu ◽  
A. Arul Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Birth Satisfaction ◽  
Set Up

Background: Childbirth, though a physiological process, has been associated with multiple risks and stress on the women, even before the time of conception till the post-partum. Every woman around the world has a right to receive respectful maternity care. Birth satisfaction and respectful maternal care has direct impact on percentage of institutional deliveries. There is paucity of studies conducted among the women of rural Tamil Nadu regarding birth satisfaction and intrapartum experiences.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in primary health center area, red hills among the post-partum women attending the immunization OPD at 6, 10 and 14th week after delivery during the months of March to June 2018. By simple random sampling technique 195 subjects were included. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to collect the data. Ethical clearance was obtained from our Institutional Ethics Committee. Data was entered in MS Excel and analysis was done using SPSS Software version 23.Results: The study shows the importance of maternal satisfaction and intrapartum experiences of women in rural areas. It concluded that the overall satisfaction was 85.5%. The transport facility available at the health care set up which satisfied the mothers was around 91.4%. The interaction of health care providers with mothers during delivery was around 64.5%. Cleanliness and comfort of the delivery area was around 64%. Equality of care provided at the health care set up was around 83%.Conclusions: Reasons for delivery visit, duration of labour, and mode of delivery are independent predictors of maternal satisfaction.

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