Quantitative and qualitative analysis of nutrition and food safety information in school science textbooks of India

dc.contributor.author Subba Rao, G. M.
dc.contributor.author Vijayapushapm, T.
dc.contributor.author Venkaiah, K.
dc.contributor.author Pavarala, V.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-27T01:47:18Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-27T01:47:18Z
dc.date.issued 2012-11-01
dc.description.abstract Objective: To assess quantity and quality of nutrition and food safety information in science textbooks prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India for grades I through X. Design: Content analysis. Methods: A coding scheme was developed for quantitative and qualitative analyses. Two investigators independently coded the data and inter-coder reliability was assessed using Cohens Kappa. The inferences were then reviewed by an expert group. Results: There was high agreement (Kappa = 0.89) between coders. Nutrition topics got 10% pages in textbooks of grades I to VII, while they were omitted in subsequent grades. Food safety got a mere 1% of page allocation only in grades I to III books. Over 25% of biology illustrations related to nutrition in grades I, II and IV but not in others. Nutrition topics in textbooks beyond grade IV were repetitive and inconsistent. Some illustrations depicted uncommon foods and had urban bias. Conclusions: Nutrition and food safety content in science textbooks is low. Important topics such as nutritional needs during adolescence, obesity, unhealthy foods and food labelling are not covered. These findings provide direction for strengthening textbook content to promote nutrition education in schools. © The Author(s) 2011.
dc.identifier.citation Health Education Journal. v.71(6)
dc.identifier.issn 00178969
dc.identifier.uri 10.1177/0017896911422783
dc.identifier.uri http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0017896911422783
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/4163
dc.subject content analysis
dc.subject food safety
dc.subject nutrition education
dc.subject school curricula
dc.title Quantitative and qualitative analysis of nutrition and food safety information in school science textbooks of India
dc.type Journal. Review
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