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School Lunch Interventions and Nutritious Eating Practices Among Adolescent Girls in Ugandan Cities: A Study Protocol

Namugyenyi Okito, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Research Council (MRC)/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Owino Ssekabira, Medical Research Council (MRC)/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Aramanza Okechukwa, Gulu University Ikabi Nabanga, Department of Public Health, Busitema University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18841282
Published: November 11, 2007

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 $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Namugyenyi Okito, Owino Ssekabira, Aramanza Okechukwa, Ikabi Nabanga (2007). School Lunch Interventions and Nutritious Eating Practices Among Adolescent Girls in Ugandan Cities: A Study Protocol. African Journal of Oncology, Vol. 2007 No. 1 (2007). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18841282

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African NutritionAdolescent HealthSchool-Based InterventionsDietary PracticesQualitative ResearchQuantitative AnalysisCommunity Engagement

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