Dietary intake among Malaysian adolescents Not Applicable Dietary intake in Malaysian adolescents
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be conducted in 6 secondary schools in Malaysia. The sample will include schools from rural and urban areas in Selangor and Perak states, which will be randomised into 2 intervention ar
Sponsors
University of Malaya
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Malaysian adolescent 2. Aged 14 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Boarding schools 2. Religious schools 3. Vernacular schools
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be assessed using the checklist for healthy school canteens and sales receipts from the canteen by an external evaluator at the baseline, weekly during the intervention and at the end of the intervention: 1. Feasibility of providing healthier food options at the school canteen with cooperation of the food vendors 2. Possible changes of food choices into healthy options among adolescents before and after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Dietary intake (3-days diet history), assessed using a focus group with students who participate in the intervention at the baseline and at the end of the intervention: 2. Anthropometric measurements related to the health outcome, assessed at the baseline and at the end of the intervention: 2.1. Height (without socks and shoes), recorded to the nearest mm using a calibrated vertical audiometer 2.2. Weight (measured with light clothing), recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg using a digital electronic weighing scale 2.3. Waist circumference, recorded to the nearest mm using a non-elastic Seca measuring tape 2.4. Percentage body fat, measured using a portable body composition analyser | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed