Aplicación y efectividad de un modelo educativo en hábitos saludables con entrega de fruta y programa de actividad física en escolares

González, Carlos Pérez; Domper, Alejandra; Fonseca, Lilian; Lera, Lydia; Correa, Juana P.; Zacarías, Isabel; Vío, Fernando

doi:10.4067/s0717-75182020000600991

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“…Our results show that, although this recommendation is shared by public and private institutions in Peru, through health promotion campaigns, information leaflets at schools, and TV advertisements, this message has not yet improved the knowledge of schoolchildren. Our results are very similar to an educational intervention study with Chilean children in which González et al [33] showed that, at baseline in 2018, only 45.6% of the children were aware of this message [33].…”

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Exploring Children's Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Digital Media Use, and Caregivers’ Perspectives to Inform Design and Contextual Considerations for Game-Based Interventions in Schools for Low-Income Families in Lima, Peru: Survey Study

Morales-Cahuancama,

Verdezoto,

Gonzales-Achuy

et al. 2024

JMIR Form Res

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Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren is increasing in Peru. Given the increased use of digital media, there is potential to develop effective digital health interventions to promote healthy eating practices at schools. This study investigates the needs of schoolchildren in relation to healthy eating and the potential role of digital media to inform the design of game-based nutritional interventions. Objective This study aims to explore schoolchildren’s knowledge about healthy eating and use of and preferences for digital media to inform the future development of a serious game to promote healthy eating. Methods A survey was conducted in 17 schools in metropolitan Lima, Peru. The information was collected virtually with specific questions for the schoolchild and their caregiver during October 2021 and November 2021 and following the COVID-19 public health restrictions. Questions on nutritional knowledge and preferences for and use of digital media were included. In the descriptive analysis, the percentages of the variables of interest were calculated. Results We received 3937 validated responses from caregivers and schoolchildren. The schoolchildren were aged between 8 years and 15 years (2030/3937, 55.8% girls). Of the caregivers, 83% (3267/3937) were mothers, and 56.5% (2223/3937) had a secondary education. Only 5.2% (203/3937) of schoolchildren’s homes did not have internet access; such access was through WiFi (2151/3937, 54.6%) and mobile internet (1314/3937, 33.4%). In addition, 95.3% (3753/3937) of schoolchildren’s homes had a mobile phone; 31.3% (1233/3937) had computers. In relation to children’s knowledge on healthy eating, 42.2% (1663/3937) of schoolchildren did not know the recommendation to consume at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, 46.7% (1837/3937) of schoolchildren did not identify front-of-package warning labels (FOPWLs), and 63.9% (2514/3937) did not relate the presence of an FOPWL with dietary risk. Most schoolchildren (3100/3937, 78.7%) preferred to use a mobile phone. Only 38.3% (1509/3937) indicated they preferred a computer. In addition, 47.9% (1885/3937) of caregivers considered that the internet helps in the education of schoolchildren, 82.7% (3254/3937) of caregivers gave permission for schoolchildren to play games with digital devices, and 38% (1495/3937) of caregivers considered that traditional digital games for children are inadequate. Conclusions The results suggest that knowledge about nutrition in Peruvian schoolchildren has limitations. Most schoolchildren have access to the internet, with mobile phones being the device type with the greatest availability and preference for use. Caregivers’ perspectives on games and schoolchildren, including a greater interest in using digital games, provide opportunities for the design and development of serious games to improve schoolchildren’s nutritional knowledge in Peru. Future research is needed to explore the potential of serious games that are tailored to the needs and preferences of both schoolchildren and their caregivers in Peru in order to promote healthy eating.

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confidence: 89%

Exploring Children's Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Digital Media Use, and Caregivers’ Perspectives to Inform Design and Contextual Considerations for Game-Based Interventions in Schools for Low-Income Families in Lima, Peru: Survey Study

Morales-Cahuancama,

Verdezoto,

Gonzales-Achuy

et al. 2024

JMIR Form Res

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“…In Ecuador, the five-aday recommendation has just stayed as a recommendation rather than a campaign. In Chile and Mexico, the five-a-day campaign has focused on education programs at elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods (González et al, 2020). In addition, in these countries, the five-a-day campaign has focused on social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.…”

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Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America

Silva

Astorga

Durán-Agüero

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionIn the past decade, the public health discussion regarding fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption has been dominated by economic and physical accessibility.MethodsUsing an online survey in four Latin American countries, we applied a set of tobit models to compare the determinants of desirable and current consumption of FV levels for satisfied and unsatisfied respondents.ResultsWe found that, even when consuming less than five FV portions a day, most of the respondents were satisfied with their current FV consumption level. Satisfied respondents consumed significantly more FV than unsatisfied ones. In general, the desirable and current consumption of FV levels were associated with different sets of determinants, while years of education were relevant in both cases. Finally, in a hypothetical case where unsatisfied respondents would not face any physical or economic access restrictions, unsatisfied respondents would not reach the goal of five FV portions a day.DiscussionAssuming that physical and economic access improved, this would automatically increase FV to reach the five-a-day recommendation may be inaccurate in some cases. We also need to take mental access into account. We may ask how to improve the desirable level of FVs and then how to close the gap between the current and desirable FV levels.

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Aplicación y efectividad de un modelo educativo en hábitos saludables con entrega de fruta y programa de actividad física en escolares

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Exploring Children's Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Digital Media Use, and Caregivers’ Perspectives to Inform Design and Contextual Considerations for Game-Based Interventions in Schools for Low-Income Families in Lima, Peru: Survey Study

Exploring Children's Knowledge of Healthy Eating, Digital Media Use, and Caregivers’ Perspectives to Inform Design and Contextual Considerations for Game-Based Interventions in Schools for Low-Income Families in Lima, Peru: Survey Study

Revisiting fruit and vegetable determinants: Evidence from Latin America

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