Qualitative study on nutritional knowledge of primary-school children and mothers in Tehran.

Full Abstract

The nutritional education demands of primary-school children in Tehran were evaluated in a qualitative study, through 20 focus group discussions, 16 for children and 4 for mothers, among 128 children aged 6-11 years and 32 mothers in 8 primary schools in Tehran. Children knew about the advantages of different food groups, including helping digestion, growth and increasing intelligence. They obtained their knowledge mainly from their parents and television, as well as books, teachers and friends. Mothers thought the sources that had most effect on children's nutritional knowledge were television advertisements, parents and classmates. Most of the children claimed that they preferred to learn about nutrition from their parents and television, e.g. children's programmes and advertisements.

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Author information

Author/s: Abdollahi, M (M); Amini, M (M); Kianfar, H (H); Dadkhah-Piraghag, M (M); Eslami-Amirabadi, M (M); Zoghi, T (T); Assasi, N (N); Kalantari, N (N);

Affiliation: Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shaheed Beheshti University, MC, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-?i??iyah li-sharq al-mutawassi? (East Mediterr Health J), published in Egypt. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Jan-Feb; vol 14 (issue 1) : pp 82-9

Dates: Created 2008/06/18; Completed 2008/07/18;

PMID: 18557454, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude to Health
Books
Child
Child Nutrition Sciences - education
Child Psychology
Choice Behavior
Educational Measurement
Female
Focus Groups
Friends
Health Education - organization & administration

Humans
Male
Mass Media
Menu Planning
Mothers - education; psychology
Needs Assessment - organization & administration
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
Students - psychology
Television
Urban Health

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