A Feasibility Study of Delivering Adolescent Nutrition Interventions Through School-Based Platforms in Ethiopia

"1. Classroom lessons on nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy food choices and handwashing.~2. Principals provide messages on nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy food choices and handwashing at flag events or school assemblies.~3. Selected adolescent girls are mentored by science teachers as peer mentors and hold weekly group discussions with other girls to discuss nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy food choices and handwashing.~4. Trained science teachers take anthropometric measurements of adolescent girls to calculate BMI and provide nutrition counseling.~5. Parent-teacher meetings to inform and encourage parents about adolescent nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy snacks, and handwashing."

"1. Home visits by HEWs and/or community volunteers to discuss with parents about adolescent nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy food choices, and handwashing.~2. Community gatherings by HEWs and meetings with religious leaders to discuss with parents about adolescent nutrition, dietary diversity, healthy food choices, and handwashing."

"1. Workshop on the adolescent nutrition interventions for school principals, science teachers, HEWs, supervisors, and woreda officers.~2. Biweekly supportive supervision on adolescent nutrition activities for schools and HEWs by school supervisors or woreda health/education office."