Project Paspas Kaon: An Intervention in Reducing Wasted and Severely Wasted Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School Feeding Programs are considered to be a sound investment in education. Anent to this, the school launched Project PaspasKaon which aims to decrease the number wasted and severely wasted learners enrolled for this school year. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of Project Paspas Kaon as an intervention to lessen the number of the wasted and the severely wasted pupils of Gamut Central Elementary School for the school year 2018-2019 and if there is a significant change on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the recipients before and after the120 days. The data showed that the significant change in the Body Mass Index of the recipients after the 120 days of implementation proved that Project PaspasKaon not only decreased the number of wasted and severely wasted but it also produced better performing learners.

METHODS

A.Participants and/or Other Sources of Data and InformationThe respondents for this research were the 30 pupils who are recognized as Wasted and Severely Wasted pupils.

Data Gathering Methods

The first weighing last June 21, 2018 and the Body Mass Index (BMI) was utilized to determine who among the Kindergarten to Grade Six pupils belong to the Wasted and the Severely Wasted group. After 120 days of the SBFP Implementation aligned with the school's Project PaspasKaon, second weighing was done.

Data Analysis

The researchers used Paired T-test in getting the statistical analysis.

RESULTS

As a result of the Project Paspas Kaon: Intervention, there is a significant change of the result after its implementation. Previous result before the implementation of Project Paspas Kaon resulted to 30 undernourished children with a mean score of 12.5500 compared to only four (4) undernourished children with a mean score of 14.9733 after the implementation. With a p-value of 0.00 as compared to the level of significance which is 0.05, it reveals that there is a significant change on the health status of the respondents and an increase on their Body Mass Index.

DISCUSSIONS

The researchers presented the data gathered in this study for the purpose of descriptive and statistical analysis and interpretation of findings. The discussion of the topics is presented in the following subheadings: Body Mass Indexes of the Wasted and Severely Wasted Pupils Before the Program Intervention; Body Mass Indexes of the Wasted and Severely Wasted Pupils After the Program Intervention; and Significant Change on the Body Mass Indexes Before and After the Project Paspas Kaon Intervention.