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School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014

INTRODUCTION: Combating obesity at an early age, by improving physical activity and nutrition-related behaviors, is vital to the prevention of more critical health concerns in adulthood. This intervention study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based component of a community behavioral interve...

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Autores principales: Maatoug, Jihene, Msakni, Zineb, Zammit, Nawel, Bhiri, Sana, Harrabi, Imed, Boughammoura, Lamia, Slama, Slim, Larbi, Chaieb, Ghannem, Hassen
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402050
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140518
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author Maatoug, Jihene
Msakni, Zineb
Zammit, Nawel
Bhiri, Sana
Harrabi, Imed
Boughammoura, Lamia
Slama, Slim
Larbi, Chaieb
Ghannem, Hassen
author_facet Maatoug, Jihene
Msakni, Zineb
Zammit, Nawel
Bhiri, Sana
Harrabi, Imed
Boughammoura, Lamia
Slama, Slim
Larbi, Chaieb
Ghannem, Hassen
author_sort Maatoug, Jihene
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description INTRODUCTION: Combating obesity at an early age, by improving physical activity and nutrition-related behaviors, is vital to the prevention of more critical health concerns in adulthood. This intervention study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based component of a community behavioral intervention on overweight and obesity rates of adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia. METHODS: A quasi-experimental school-based intervention was conducted with an intervention group (in Sousse Jawhara and Sousse Riadh) and a control group (in Sousse Msaken). The intervention (which was a physical activity and nutrition program) lasted 3 years, with data at preintervention collected during the 2009–2010 school year and at postintervention collected during the 2013–2014 school year. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis were used to determine the effect of the intervention on risk of excess weight. RESULTS: Results showed a significant increase in fruit and vegetable intake by the intervention group (P = .04). The intervention group had an increase in students in the normal weight category (P = .03) and a decrease in students in the overweight category (P = .03).The intervention effect was a protective factor against excess weight for the participating schoolchildren (OR, 0.84; P = .02). CONCLUSION: This study showed that a school-based intervention is successful in increasing healthy dietary habits and in reducing risk of excess weight. It also showed the importance of a multisectoral approach to provide an environment conducive to healthy behaviors for adolescents.
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spelling pubmed-45844712015-10-08 School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014 Maatoug, Jihene Msakni, Zineb Zammit, Nawel Bhiri, Sana Harrabi, Imed Boughammoura, Lamia Slama, Slim Larbi, Chaieb Ghannem, Hassen Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: Combating obesity at an early age, by improving physical activity and nutrition-related behaviors, is vital to the prevention of more critical health concerns in adulthood. This intervention study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based component of a community behavioral intervention on overweight and obesity rates of adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia. METHODS: A quasi-experimental school-based intervention was conducted with an intervention group (in Sousse Jawhara and Sousse Riadh) and a control group (in Sousse Msaken). The intervention (which was a physical activity and nutrition program) lasted 3 years, with data at preintervention collected during the 2009–2010 school year and at postintervention collected during the 2013–2014 school year. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis were used to determine the effect of the intervention on risk of excess weight. RESULTS: Results showed a significant increase in fruit and vegetable intake by the intervention group (P = .04). The intervention group had an increase in students in the normal weight category (P = .03) and a decrease in students in the overweight category (P = .03).The intervention effect was a protective factor against excess weight for the participating schoolchildren (OR, 0.84; P = .02). CONCLUSION: This study showed that a school-based intervention is successful in increasing healthy dietary habits and in reducing risk of excess weight. It also showed the importance of a multisectoral approach to provide an environment conducive to healthy behaviors for adolescents. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4584471/ /pubmed/26402050 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140518 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Research
Maatoug, Jihene
Msakni, Zineb
Zammit, Nawel
Bhiri, Sana
Harrabi, Imed
Boughammoura, Lamia
Slama, Slim
Larbi, Chaieb
Ghannem, Hassen
School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title_full School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title_fullStr School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title_full_unstemmed School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title_short School-Based Intervention as a Component of a Comprehensive Community Program for Overweight and Obesity Prevention, Sousse, Tunisia, 2009–2014
title_sort school-based intervention as a component of a comprehensive community program for overweight and obesity prevention, sousse, tunisia, 2009–2014
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402050
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140518
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