Qualitative study on nutritional knowledge of primary-school children and mothers in Tehran.
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.
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.
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Abdollahi
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Amini
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Kianfar
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Dadkhah-Piraghag
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Eslami-Amirabadi
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Zoghi
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Assasi
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Kalantari
D001294:Attitude to Health; D001877:Books; D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D033062:Friends; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008612:Menu Planning; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television; D014504:Urban Health