Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based nutrition intervention to enhance healthy eating among children aged 6–12 years in Tbilisi, Georgia
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description: Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a family-based nutrition intervention, delivered through a tailored digital nutrition education package, in promoting healthy eating among children in Tbilisi, Georgia. Materials and Methods: 328 parents of primary public and private school children living in Tbilisi were recruited for the study. A 10-week intervention programme has been developed, optimised and implemented to educate parents about children's nutrition using the digital nutrition education [DNE] package in the Georgian language about healthy food choices and dietary habits. Results: Findings of the semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Questionnaire have been compared before and after the intervention to evaluate the effectiveness of the DNE package. The effect of parents’ educational intervention using a tailored DNE package was associated with the BMI-forage reduction; however, it was insignificant (P=0.183). Nevertheless, healthy habits, like eating a regular breakfast, increased significantly by 8.3% (P=0.010), as well as parents’ awareness about malnutrition (P=0.021), iron (P<0.001) and vitamin A deficiencies (P<0.001) were considerably raised. Even though the ratio of macronutrient intake (CHO, proteins and fats) of pre- and post-intervention remained constant (P>0.05), the daily mean consumption of vegetables and fruits increased significantly by 50% (P<0.001) and 32% (P<0.001). The frequency and duration of physical activity have increased, especially ‘daily 60-minute physical activity’ by almost 15% (P=0.004). FFQ results show that the daily mean total energy intake, carbohydrate and fat intake tend to decrease (from 3398kcal to 3310kcal; from 454g to 440g; from 131g to 128g respectively), while protein, fibre, iron, calcium, vitamin A, and zinc content have increased (from 121.6g to 122.4; from 41g to 43; from 33.1mg to 33.6 mg; from 1056.7mg to 1112.9mg; from 2801.9µg to 3…
abstract: Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a family-based nutrition intervention, delivered through a tailored digital nutrition education package, in promoting healthy eating among children in Tbilisi, Georgia. Materials and Methods: 328 parents of primary public and private school children living in Tbilisi were recruited for the study. A 10-week intervention programme has been developed, optimised and implemented to educate parents about children's nutrition using the digital nutrition education [DNE] package in the Georgian language about healthy food choices and dietary habits. Results: Findings of the semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Questionnaire have been compared before and after the intervention to evaluate the effectiveness of the DNE package. The effect of parents’ educational intervention using a tailored DNE package was associated with the BMI-forage reduction; however, it was insignificant (P=0.183). Nevertheless, healthy habits, like eating a regular breakfast, increased significantly by 8.3% (P=0.010), as well as parents’ awareness about malnutrition (P=0.021), iron (P<0.001) and vitamin A deficiencies (P<0.001) were considerably raised. Even though the ratio of macronutrient intake (CHO, proteins and fats) of pre- and post-intervention remained constant (P>0.05), the daily mean consumption of vegetables and fruits increased significantly by 50% (P<0.001) and 32% (P<0.001). The frequency and duration of physical activity have increased, especially ‘daily 60-minute physical activity’ by almost 15% (P=0.004). FFQ results show that the daily mean total energy intake, carbohydrate and fat intake tend to decrease (from 3398kcal to 3310kcal; from 454g to 440g; from 131g to 128g respectively), while protein, fibre, iron, calcium, vitamin A, and zinc content have increased (from 121.6g to 122.4; from 41g to 43; from 33.1mg to 33.6 mg; from 1056.7mg to 1112.9mg; from 2801.9µg to 3…
author: Gvamichava, Rusudan
keywords: children, nutrition, malnutrition, obesity, parents, education, food intake, awareness, e-health, diet, habits, behaviour
date published: 2025
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:00:59Z
provider: University of Westminster
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Westminster

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