Gemechu Terefe, Rajalakshim Murugan, Tadesse Bedada, Girma Bacha, Gadisa Bekele
Home-based management practice of diarrhea in under 5 years old children and associated factors among caregivers in Ginchi town, Oromia region, west Ethiopia
SAGE open medicine
presently us children meet recommendation daily consumption fruits vegetables fv school feeding programs shown promise increasing fv consumption among young children however several aspects school cafeteria environment examined regarding relationship fv consumption purpose study examine relationship noise selected environmental factors previously explored literature ie recesslunch order amount time allocated lunch presence salad bar number fv items offered 2nd 3rd grade students fv consumption lunch digital photography method used assess fv consumption among students across 40 days 20 schools environmental exposures including noise sound pressure level cafeteria assessed lunch average students study consumed 035 sd 031 cups fruit 024 sd 029 cups vegetables average noise level cafeterias 797 sd 41 leq dba range 70 dba 84 dba combined fv consumption negatively associated noise exposure b 0017 se 0004 p 0001 hierarchical linear models among young children eating cafeterias increased noise levels may decrease consumption fruits vegetables school lunch meal hypothesize increased noise work two ways decrease fv consumption increased socializing ie talking andor decreased hedonic enjoyment school lunch meal however future research needed examine mechanisms provide causal evidence effect