Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal

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Main Author: Oliveira, Bárbara
Publication Date: 2023
Other Authors: Bicho, Manuel, Valente, Ana
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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spelling Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in PortugalAdolescentFood literacyNutritional statusOrphanRefugee© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Background: Refugees are a population group at imminent risk of death, being forced to migrate to countries with different cultures. Many of the refugees are at great risk of malnutrition, especially adolescent orphans. The aim of the study was to establish a nutritional and food education program to improve the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal. Methods: A nutrition and food education program with nine sessions of food and nutrition education over 12 weeks was carried out by a nutritionist from March to June 2016, in 15 young residents of the Reception Center for Refugee Children. The program included the application of a nutritional knowledge questionnaire, an anthropometric assessment, and the collection of data on food habits and lifestyle. The evaluation of the program was carried out by comparing the initial and final scores of the nutritional knowledge questionnaire. Results: There was an improvement in nutritional knowledge among the adolescents, and a direct relationship between attendance at the sessions and improvement of this knowledge was found. Non-significant changes were observed in some anthropometric measurements between the beginning and the ending of the program. Conclusions: This food education program contributed to a better understanding by young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal of the foods available in Portugal and of the Portuguese gastronomy.MDPIRepositório da Universidade de LisboaOliveira, BárbaraBicho, ManuelValente, Ana2023-03-28T13:16:43Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/56862engNutrients. 2023 Jan 13;15(2):40810.3390/nu150204082072-6643info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T14:55:31Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/56862Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:29:05.322220Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
title Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
spellingShingle Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
Oliveira, Bárbara
Adolescent
Food literacy
Nutritional status
Orphan
Refugee
title_short Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
title_full Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
title_fullStr Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
title_sort Development and implementation of a nutritional education program aimed at improving the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in Portugal
author Oliveira, Bárbara
author_facet Oliveira, Bárbara
Bicho, Manuel
Valente, Ana
author_role author
author2 Bicho, Manuel
Valente, Ana
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira, Bárbara
Bicho, Manuel
Valente, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adolescent
Food literacy
Nutritional status
Orphan
Refugee
topic Adolescent
Food literacy
Nutritional status
Orphan
Refugee
description © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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