Impact of School-Based Feeding Program in Kaytitinga Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study tried to evaluate the implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program. The research was conducted at Kaytitinga Elementary School, Kaytitinga 1, Alfonso, Cavite among 78 pupils from Kinder to Grade 6.

METHODS

The School-Based Feeding Program ran from October 2016 to March 2017, 120 days for beneficiary schools, aims to restore at least 70% of beneficiaries (from severely wasted and wasted) to normal nutritional status. and to improve class attendance by 85-100%. Food allotment is Php 16.00 and Php 2.00 for non-food items. The daily menu given to the pupils was vegetables and fruits if it is available or some farmers donate their excess harvest. Non-food items are belongings such as hand soap, sanitizer and other expenses such as fork and spoon, plate, glass, liquified petroleum gas used for cooking, hair net, apron, and dishwashing liquid.

RESULTS

The nutritional status of pupils is found to be satisfactory with a percentage of 78.2 for wasted and 21.8 for severelywasted before the feeding program. The nutritional status of the pupil is found to have a normal status with a percentage of 96.1 %; three (3) with 3.9 % were wasted. The pupils attained normal weight after the school-based feeding program. There is a significant difference in the nutritional status of pupils before and after the implementation of a School-based feeding program. No pupils under the feeding program are obese. Seventy-five or 96.15 percent of pupils are normal, Negative fifty-eight or -74.36percent are wasted and negative seventeen or -21.79 percent of the pupils are severely wasted. Feeding Program helps in the proper nutrition of the pupils in Kaytitinga Elementary School.

DISCUSSIONS

In the report made about the body mass index of the pupils, all the 78 pupils were found to have below normal BMI have reached the normal weight after the SBFP from October 2016 to March 2017, 120 days for beneficiary pupils were restored by at least 70% from severely wasted and wasted to normal nutritional status and had improved class attendance by 85 -100%.