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Nutrition education practices of primary school teachers in a resource-constrained community in Gauteng, South Africa
- Source :
- Ecology of food and nutrition. 55(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- We investigated the nutrition education (NE) practices of teachers of grade 4‒7 learners in 11 primary schools (85% of total number) of the Bronkhorstspruit district (Gauteng Province) to identify opportunities for improving NE in these schools. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among a convenient sample of the teachers (N = 73) using a structured nutrition education practice questionnaire. Descriptive data analysis was done. Results showed that the majority of the teachers taught nutrition in about 10% to 20% of their teaching time. Thirty percent had no training to teach nutrition, and most teachers (86%) would like to receive training in nutrition. Teachers mostly taught nutrition as part of the curriculum (67%) and very few (18%) integrated nutrition into other subjects. Needing improvement were adequate classroom time for nutrition education delivery, continuing training in nutrition for teachers, and provision of up-to-date instructional materials for teaching nutrition.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Time Factors
Cross-sectional study
Nutritional Sciences
Teaching Materials
Nutrition Education
Resource constrained
Medicine (miscellaneous)
03 medical and health sciences
School teachers
South Africa
0302 clinical medicine
Professional Competence
Nursing
Poverty Areas
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Healthy Lifestyle
Curriculum
Schools
Ecology
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
05 social sciences
050301 education
Professional Practice
General Medicine
Teacher Training
Middle Aged
Suburban Population
Cross-Sectional Studies
Needs assessment
Female
Self Report
Diet, Healthy
School Teachers
business
Nutritional science
0503 education
Needs Assessment
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15435237
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ecology of food and nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5dbbdd5db5fa67e71ddc862fed3b42cf