Open AccessNutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children
Author(s) -
Reginald Adjetey Annan,
Charles Apprey,
Godwin Opoku Agyemang,
Diane M Tuekpe,
Satoru Okonogi,
Taro Yamauchi,
Takeshi Sakurai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.55
Subject(s) - medicine , nutrition education , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , gerontology , health education , pediatrics , public health , nursing
Adequate nutrition is required for growth and development in children. This study tested the effectiveness of nutrition education on knowledge and BMI-for-age (BFA) of school-aged children in the Kumasi Metropolis.