Prevalence of under nutrition, food diversity and the effectiveness of a health education programme in improving the nutritional status and food diversity, among elders attending selected Primary Health Care settings in Colombo District of Sri Lanka.

Prevalence of under nutrition, food diversity and the effectiveness of a health education programme in improving the nutritional status and food diversity, among elders attending selected Primary Health Care settings in Colombo District of Sri Lanka. - Prevalence of under nutrition, food diversity and the effectiveness of a health education programme in improving the nutritional status and food diversity, among elders attending selected Primary Health Care settings in Colombo District of Sri Lanka.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045288

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-08-26

Start date

2017-08-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

prevalence of undernutrition

Interventions

Health education for 6 months duration. No health education

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elders >= 60 years Presenting to primary care centers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Elderly who got communication and understanding problems 2.Patients who were on enteral/ parenteral nutrition or on nutritional supplementation 3.Bed ridden 4.Patients diagnosed with terminal illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in the dietary diversity	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactR. M. JEEWANTHI SOMARATNA

UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

jeews98@gmail.com0094773792364

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026