Effectiveness of Nutrition Education Implementation among Pupils' Parents in Tangshan City

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education implemented among pupils' parents. Methods With a method of stratified cluster sampling, 1169 parents of pupils were drawn from 3 primary schools, and were randomly divided into the education group and the control group. Nutrition education in forms of propaganda and counseling was implemented for 2 months in education group. Data was collected using a questionnaire; the changes in nutrition-related knowledge, attitude and behaviors of parents were compared before and after nutrition education. Results After nutrition education, parents had higher scores in knowledge and behaviors regarding nutrition, breakfast quality and snack habits of their children improved somewhat in education group. Conclusions Nutrition education is effective in improving the eating behaviors, however, a long-term instruction is necessary.