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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2017 Apr;19(2):254-262.
doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0460-9.

Effects of a Randomised Controlled School-Based Health Promotion Intervention on Obesity Related Behavioural Outcomes of Children with Migration Background

Susanne Kobel  1 , Christine Lämmle  2 , Olivia Wartha  2 , Dorothea Kesztyüs  2 , Tamara Wirt  2 , Jürgen M Steinacker  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Randomised Controlled School-Based Health Promotion Intervention on Obesity Related Behavioural Outcomes of Children with Migration Background

Susanne Kobel et al. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Children with migration background (MB) appear to be at higher risk of developing obesity, therefore, prevention is necessary to avoid possible health inequalities. This study investigated a 1-year intervention with focus on increasing physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable intake (FVI), decreasing screen media use (SMU) and soft drink consumption (SDC) in children with MB. 525 children (7.1 ± 0.7 years) with MB who participated in the cluster-randomised study were assessed at baseline and after 1 year. Daily SMU, PA behaviours, SDC and FVI were assessed using a parental questionnaire. After one year, significant effects were found in the intervention group for FVI (p ≤ 0.035). Partially strong tendencies but no significant differences were found for PA and SDC. Although the effects are small, the intervention seems to reach children with MB. An intervention lasting longer than one year might result in more changes.

Keywords: Child; Diet; Obesity, prevention and control; Sedentary lifestyle.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Changes (in percentage) in categories of fruit and vegetable intake at school between baseline and follow-up for intervention and control group
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