title: A school-based supplementary food programme in rural Kenya did not reduce children's intake at home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine changes in energy intake along with markers of dietary quality (animal-source energy and protein intakes) among household members in the presence of supplementary school feeding in rural Kenya.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-year, longitudinal, randomized controlled feeding intervention study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kyeni South Division, Embu District, Kenya.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 182 schoolchildren and selected household members.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no evidence that schoolchildren who received supplementary snacks at school experienced reduced intakes at home or that intakes by other family members were increased at the expense of the schoolchild's intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This analysis highlights a number of factors useful in planning for supplementary feeding interventions in rural Kenya and similar communities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition & Food Studies, College of Health & Human Services, George Mason University, 10340 Democracy Lane MSN 1F8, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA. cgewa@gmu.edu
authors.forename: Constance A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gewa
authors.forename: Suzanne P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Charlotte G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Neumann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D062410:Snacks; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires