An analysis of the implementation of the school supplementary feeding programme in Windhoek, Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Dumisani G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Public Healthen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract provided by authoren_US
dc.description.abstractThe school supplementary feeding programme is a national initiative implemented by the Ministry of Education (MoE) with the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS). MOHSS offers technical expertise in health related issues through the National Policy for School Healthen_US
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of the study were to assess how the implementation of the school supplementary feeding programme is helping to ease the malnutrition burden on school learners, determine the extent to which primary school learners are gaining increased knowledge on nutrition due to the school supplementary feeding programme, establish the extent to which the knowledge has resulted in improved practices in food preparation and nutritional status of learners, and to ascertain the community's acceptance of the school supplementary feeding programmeen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study applied a combination of qualitative and quantitative design with descriptive and comparative approaches. Individual interviews were conducted with 102 learners (both on the feeding programme and those not in the feeding programme) using a structured questionnaire. A focus group discussion was also held with the parents or guardians with regards to their perception of the school supplementary feeding programme (n = 8). The study was conducted at Havana Primary School in the Katutura area of Windhoeken_US
dc.description.abstractThe study found a total of 90 ( n=51) of the learners in the school supplementary feeding programme were thin, with 59 being moderately to severely thin. The study also revealed that 67 (n=51) of the learners not participating in the school supplementary feeding programme were also mildly to severely thin. The parents or guardians appreciated the school feeding programme, but from the learners and the parents' responses there was nothing to show that the programme is improving nutrition knowledge to both the learners and their familiesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe findings highlighted that the current school feeding supplementary programme implementation was not sufficient and that more still needed to improve its delivery. The school feeding programme is in need of strengthening by implementing more monitoring and evaluation measures to improve the efficiency of service delivery. The Ministry of Health and Social services working more closely with the Ministry of Education can cement the gains already achieved by the school supplementary feeding program. The primary school education curriculum could also be improved to provide more nutrition education to the learnersen_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters in Public Healthen_US
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dc.format.extentxiv, 105 pen_US
dc.identifier.isisF004-199299999999999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/542
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber3818en_US
dc.source.uriabstracts/sibanda2012abs.pdfen_US
dc.source.urihttp://wwwisis.unam.na/theses/sibanda2012.pdfen_US
dc.subjectSchool health services Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectPublic health Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectSchool children health and hygieneen_US
dc.titleAn analysis of the implementation of the school supplementary feeding programme in Windhoek, Namibiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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