Study On Developing College-Based Nutritional Education Through Peer-Education Approach

Background: College students are a special group, whose good nutrition status is the basis of their health. However, up to now, many problems of nutrition exist among college students, which will impose a negative impact on the development and study of the college students.Objective: To investigate feasibility and effectiveness of college-based nutritional education through peer-education approach.Design: A cluster sample was drawn in 18 classes of freshmen in two colleges in Chongqing, and freshmen were divided into intervention group (amount to 289 students) and control group (amount to 344 students). For design of the education content and strategy, qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to diagnose the nutrition problems which exist among the student and the need of nutritional education. ,. Peer education was conducted among intervention group for one month by the peer-educators selected from students in Chongqing University of Medical Sciences and experimental college, meanwhile, the evaluation process was conducted. The progression of K-A-B in target population was evaluated immediately after the intervention, 4 months later, and 6 months later. .