Tamiru Yazew, Chala G Kuyu, Girma Beressa, Getu Seyoum
Effect of nutrition education on dietary diversity and academic achievement among adolescent school girls in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
background st louis childrens hospital healthy kids express asthma hkea program developed improve asthma control children attend schools highest asthma prevalence metropolitan area hkea program differs programs unscheduled visits occur school without parents present objective assess effectiveness hkea program via retrospective quality assurance study methods chart review performed evaluate change healthcare utilization absenteeism staff student education inhaler technique checks parent satisfaction surveys participation program wilcoxon signed rank test twoway analysis variance descriptive statistics used analyze data results hkea program recruited 1076 participants ages 515 years 3 school years 2008 2011 participants showed reduction emergency department visits 369 142 hospitalizations 71 50 year beginning program third year program absenteeism significantly improved 591 271 staff student knowledge asthma improved significantly completing asthma education programs 90 participants completed three technique checks inhaler spacer technique showed significant improvement tech check inhaleraero chamber technique check scores parent satisfaction hkea program rated excellent good 969 parents conclusion hkea program novel schoolbased asthma clinic well accepted parents results less healthcare utilization school absences well improved asthma knowledge participants school staff