Effectiveness of School-based Health and Nutrition Education to Improve Health and Dietary Practices of Primary School Children From Jimma Zone

April 9, 2015 updated by: Alemayehu Argaw, Jimma University
School based Health and Nutrition Education (SHNE) is a key component of school health and nutrition programs that can address several health and nutrition issues in Ethiopia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1000

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Ethiopia
    • Oromia
      • Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, +251 378
        • Jimma University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Grade 5 to 8

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental Problem
  • Has no Family

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: School-based health and nutrition education
Behavioral: school based health and nutrition education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Effectiveness of school based health and nutrition education on on health, diet related behavior and food security
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
impacts of health and nutritional education on food hygiene and reproductive health
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Jimma University

Collaborators

World Bank
Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alemayehu A Alemayehu, Researcher, Jimma University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

July 29, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 10, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 9, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SHNP/2013

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