Healthy Lifestyle
Conditions
Interventions
This is a non-randomized and controlled intervention study that will allow the application of comic books for 12 weeks as a health education strategy for schoolchildren aged seven to ten years, who wi
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Sponsors
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Age
7 Years to 10 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: School children enrolled in the 2nd to 5th grade of elementary school; aged between 7 and 10 years old; both genders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: School children who have any limitation that prevents participation in intervention activities; or any severe metabolic alteration that requires the use of medications or specific dietary treatment that alters metabolism. In the event of the development of any of the exclusion criteria during the study, the child will be excluded from the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To verify students' understanding of information relevant to nutritional and physical health and the reduction of risk behaviors in students with different nutritional statuses | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the degree of satisfaction and engagement of students with the educational material in comic book format, as well as the perception of the family health team regarding the applicability and relevance of this instrument in the school and community context;To assess changes in risk behaviors related to diet and physical activity, as well as possible variations in the nutritional status of a group of schoolchildren after exposure to educational material in comic book format;To evaluate the indirect impact of the educational intervention by analyzing the food consumption of parents and/or guardians of schoolchildren after offering comic books to the children | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAmanda Soares
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed