Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
i-SPAN interventions
Sponsors
Dr. Natisha Dukhi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For children and adolescents Grades 4 and 7 (aged 9-15 years), they must be school-going learners. For all school-going learners the anthropometry measurements will be completed during the intervention phase (baseline and end of study).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There will be no exclusion criteria except if the parent/primary caregiver declines or terminates participation. Children with physical disabilities will be excluded from the anthropometry as length/height measurements may be inaccurate but they will be included in the larger survey. For parent participation, if parents do not complete questionnaires and participate after two attempts made by fieldworkers, then they will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To promote healthy eating and food choices in children and adolescents to prevent/control overweight and obesity;To increase participation of children and adolescents in physical activity that emphasises indigenous games of South Africa to prevent/control overwight and obesity ;To reduce the BMI in children and adolescents to prevent/control overweight and obesity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To create and promote an environment for the school that facilitates the adoption of healthy lifestyles;To build capacity and development of the school staff and the stakeholders in the development, implementation, assessment and sustainability of school-based health promotion interventions ;To disseminate the findings of the study interventions to the Departments of Health, Education, Sports and Recreation, as well as policy makers to address a wider implementation of the study in other areas in South Africa | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactMyra Taylor
Associate Professor
Outcome results
None listed