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Impact of Educational Program for Deaf Students regarding Knowledge on malnutrition in Khartoum State

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjnm.2020.v02i05.005
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Background: Malnutrition is directly responsible for 300,000 deaths per year in children younger than 5 years in developing countries and contributes indirectly to more than half of all deaths in children worldwide. In addition, it increases health care costs [1]. Nutritional education one of the important aspects that play a big role in nutritional knowledge by raising awareness and ultimately the health of the society [2]. Many adult deaf since birth or early child childhood have poor knowledge of healthy eating has adversely affected deaf people’s nutritional health results from limited access to information that is considered common knowledge among hearing persons. For example, never overheard parents discussing about healthy eating [3]. Method: This study was conducted to determine changes in malnutrition knowledge for deaf students in classes 6and 7 after receiving a nutrition education program. (144) Deaf students studying at Al Amal schools were included in the study. The students were divided into two groups; an intervention group comprised of 72 students and control group that comprised of another 72 students. The program was conducted for 6 weeks which comprised of two parts; lectures, practical session (computer training) and a quiz at the end of the program. Questionnaires to assess Knowledge of deaf students were distributed to students before the intervention program, and after intervention. Data was analysed using statistical analysis program (SPSS). Ethical approval was obtained from Al Neelain IRB and permission from Al Amal schools. Informed consent was obtained from parents of the deaf student s and assent from the students themselves. Results: Results show significant differences in experimental group between pretest where the mean value located in the fair range according to the tripartite Likert test of 1.67 - 2.33, and posttest where majority of students' responses in the range between2.34 - 3 and indicate to good knowledge. Results show also

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