Table 4 Children’s knowledge, dietary practices and hygiene practices
From: Home-grown school feeding: assessment of a pilot program in Nepal
Outcome variable | Pilot | Control | % change | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Schoolchildren in grades 1–3: | ||||||
- Knowledge of nutrition and hygiene (0–10) | 8.0 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.403 |
- Hygiene practice score (0–10) | 8.8 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 6.0 | < 0.001 |
- Ability to name fruit and vegetables (0–10) | 8.9 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 4.7 | < 0.001 |
- Dietary practices (0–8) | 6.6 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 8.2 | < 0.001 |
- Knowledge of healthier snacks (0–5) | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 25.0 | < 0.001 |
Schoolchildren in grades 4–5: | ||||||
- Knowledge of nutrition and hygiene (0–10) | 8.4 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.095 |
- Dietary practices (4–20) | 14.2 | 2.1 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.608 |
- Hygiene practices (0–14) | 12.2 | 1.5 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.001 |