Department of Public Health, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Research Article
The Effect of a School Feeding Program on Class Absenteeism among School Children in Bahir Dar City North West Ethiopia, Facility Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Nigus Kassie*, Selamawit Bekele, Alemtsehay Mekonnen and Yonatan Menber
Objective: The School Feeding Program (SFP) is a safety net program aimed at providing better nutrition, health and increased access to and achievement in education which is an effective program to reduce student absenteeism. There is limited information on the effect of a school feeding program on class absenteeism among school children in the country, particularly in the study area. Therefore this study was aimed to assess the effects of a school feeding program on class absenteeism among school children in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia.
Methods: An institution-based comparative cross-sectional study triangulated with an in-depth interview was conducted. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 556 children from both school feeding program and non-school feeding program who were attending Kindergarten. A structure.. View More»
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