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Magreta-Nyongani, Martha – ProQuest LLC, 2012
School feeding programs enhance the efficiency of the education system by improving enrollment, reducing dropouts and increasing perseverance. They also have the potential to reach the poor, directly making them an effective social safety net. In many low-resource countries, school feeding programs are designed to protect children from the effects…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Food, Lunch Programs
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Walingo, Mary K.; Musamali, Betty – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To compare nutrient intake and indicators of nutritional status of western Kenyan pupil participants and nonparticipants of a parent-supported school lunch program. Design: Pupils and their caregivers were interviewed to assess their 24-hour dietary intake and the socioeconomic status of the family. Pupils' weights and heights were…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Caregivers