%0 Journal Article
%T Nutritional Status of Participating and Non-participating Pupils in the Ghana School Feeding Programme
%A A. O. Danquah
%A A. N. Amoah
%A M. Steiner-Asiedu
%A C. Opare-Obisaw
%J Journal of Food Research
%@ 1927-0895
%D 2012
%R 10.5539/jfr.v1n3p263
%X The Ghana Demographic Health Survey indicates that the major nutritional challenges in Ghana among school children are protein-energy malnutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies. School Feeding Programmes are one of the main interventions addressing malnutrition and its related effects on childrenĄ¯s health and education. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of Ghana School Feeding Programme on nutritional status of school children in Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region, Ghana. A total of 234 pupils between 9 and 17 years of age, comprising 114 participants and 120 non-participants from three participating and three non-participating schools, respectively, with similar characteristics, took part in the study. It was hypothesized that the nutritional status of participants was better than that of non-participants. Results did not indicate any association between the school lunch and nutritional status. There was no statistically significant difference in the nutritional status of participants and non-participants. The programme did not impact the nutritional status of participants.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jfr/article/view/19250