Impact of Multi-Component Nutrition Intervention on Teachers, Parents, and Students toward the Knowledge and Attitude about Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

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Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is one of the important components in balanced nutrition, but FV consumption in elementary school students (ESS) grade 5 and 6 was still low. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of multicomponent nutrition intervention in teachers, parents, and students toward the knowledge and attitude about FV consumption. The study used a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post intervention method with nutrition education to three groups subject using comic and pocketbook in Nganjuk, East Java from February to May 2017. Subjects involved in this research were 10 teachers, 31 parents, and 31 ESS. Data analysis was with the paired difference test in three measurements. Based on Friedman’s test, knowledge and attitudes of participants increased significantly (p<0.05). The types of questions that were being improved were types of FV that contain potassium and the portion of FV that must be consumed. Subjects who belong to the category of having good knowledge also experienced a significant increased (p<0.05). The attitude scores on the three subjects increased significantly (p<0.05). Positive response to the attitude of FV consumption increased in the content of FV. The number of subjects who had a good attitude towards FV consumption also experienced a significant increased (p<0.05). Multicomponent nutrition intervention could improve knowledge and attitudes towards teachers, parents, and ESS regarding FV consumption.