Comparison of three school feeding strategies for primary school children in an informal settlement in Gauteng, South Africa

Comparison of three school feeding strategies for primary school children in an informal settlement in Gauteng, South Africa

The aim of this study was to compare the impact of three school feeding strategies on the nutritional status of primary school children aged six to 13 in an informal settlement in Gauteng. The methods included dietary surveys and anthropometric and biochemical measurements of a sample of 160 primary...

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Main Authors:	Carin Napier, Wilna Oldewage-Theron, Jeanette Kearney
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2009-09-01
Series:	Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Subjects:	primary school children South Africa school feeding nutritional status malnutrition
Online Access:	https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/458

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