Perceived benefits and challenges of school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

IF 2.4 Q3 NUTRITION & DIETETICS Journal of Nutritional Science Pub Date : 2024-09-18 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1017/jns.2024.42
Yihalem Tamiru, Afework Mulugeta, Abebe Ayelign, Dube Jara, Elyas Melaku, Samson Gebremedhin
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Addis Ababa initiated a universal Home-Grown School Feeding Program (HGSFP) in February 2019 to address hunger and improve the educational outcomes of schoolchildren. This study aimed to document the perceived benefits and challenges of the HGSFP in Addis Ababa, where such information was lacking. In May 2023, a qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to collect data from 20 schools participating in the HGSFP. Data were collected through key informant interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) involving 98 purposively selected participants. The study encompassed 48 student mothers in 5 FGDs, 20 student interviews, 20 school principals, and 10 experts from the Ministry of Education, Sub-cities, and the School Feeding Agency for in-depth interviews. Data collected in the local language were transcribed, translated into English, and thematically analysed using ATLAS-TI software. The study's findings unveiled the transformative impact of the HGSFP in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It demonstrated remarkable improvements in attendance, concentration, academic performance, reduced dropout rates, financial relief, enhanced behaviour, and a safer learning environment. However, urgent measures are imperative to tackle pressing challenges such as underpaid kitchen workers, operational issues, reduced reading time, rising food costs, limited market access, inadequate infrastructure, and growing dependency. To ensure the enduring sustainability of HGSFP, addressing challenges like workload reduction, kitchen infrastructure enhancement, government guideline implementation, promoting self-reliance, overcoming budget limitations, and addressing school gardening obstacles is vital.

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埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴学校供餐计划的效益和挑战:定性研究。
亚的斯亚贝巴于 2019 年 2 月启动了一项普遍的 "家庭种植学校供餐计划"(HGSFP),以解决饥饿问题并改善学童的教育成果。本研究旨在记录亚的斯亚贝巴地区对 "自家种植学校供餐计划 "的认知收益和挑战,因为该地区缺乏此类信息。2023 年 5 月,开展了一项定性现象学研究,从参与 HGSFP 的 20 所学校收集数据。通过关键信息提供者访谈和焦点小组讨论(FGDs)收集数据,有针对性地选择了 98 名参与者。在 5 次 FGD、20 次学生访谈、20 次校长访谈中,有 48 名学生母亲参与了研究;在深度访谈中,有 10 名来自教育部、次级城市和学校供餐机构的专家参与了研究。用当地语言收集的数据经誊写后翻译成英语,并使用 ATLAS-TI 软件进行专题分析。研究结果揭示了埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴 HGSFP 的变革性影响。它在出勤率、集中力、学习成绩、降低辍学率、减轻经济负担、改善行为和营造更安全的学习环境等方面都取得了显著改善。然而,当务之急是采取紧急措施,解决厨房工人工资过低、运营问题、阅读时间减少、食品成本上升、市场准入受限、基础设施不足以及依赖性不断增强等紧迫挑战。为确保 HGSFP 的持久可持续性,解决诸如减少工作量、加强厨房基础设施、执行政府指导方针、促进自力更生、克服预算限制和解决学校园艺障碍等挑战至关重要。
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Journal of Nutritional Science
Journal of Nutritional Science NUTRITION & DIETETICS-
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期刊介绍: Journal of Nutritional Science is an international, peer-reviewed, online only, open access journal that welcomes high-quality research articles in all aspects of nutrition. The underlying aim of all work should be, as far as possible, to develop nutritional concepts. JNS encompasses the full spectrum of nutritional science including public health nutrition, epidemiology, dietary surveys, nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, appetite, obesity, ageing, endocrinology, immunology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics, molecular and cellular biology and nutrigenomics. JNS welcomes Primary Research Papers, Brief Reports, Review Articles, Systematic Reviews, Workshop Reports, Letters to the Editor and Obituaries.
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