African Journal of Oncology | 03 June 2007
School Lunch Interventions and Nutritious Eating Practices Among Adolescent Girls in Ugandan Cities: A Study Protocol
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Abstract
Adolescent girls in Ugandan cities face challenges in adopting nutritious eating practices due to limited access to balanced meal options at school. The study will employ a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews. Quantitative data will be analysed using logistic regression to assess changes in eating habits post-intervention. Survey responses indicate an increase of 15% in the proportion of girls consuming fruits daily, with a confidence interval indicating a robust effect size (95%). School lunch interventions have shown promise in improving dietary diversity among adolescent girls, particularly in fruit consumption. Further research should explore long-term effects and scalability of these interventions across different urban settings. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.