80
Participants
Start Date
November 26, 2018
Primary Completion Date
March 5, 2021
Study Completion Date
July 5, 2021
Chickpeas and crushed peanuts fortified biscuit
This group received one daily pack of three fortified biscuits as snakes between breakfast and lunch on daily basis for four months. The chickpeas and crushed peanuts fortified biscuit consisted of wheat flour (extract 72%), Chickpea flour, crushed peanuts, wheat germ, Skimmed milk, corn oil, egg, sugar, Cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
Cognitive stimulation for the mothers
"I. Sessions for mothers~* Informing mothers about the most common causes of poor school achievement~* Clarification of mother's and family roles in improving student's cognitive abilities~* Defining cognitive functions needed for learning and school achievement~ o Attention, perceptive reasoning, memory, problem solving, proper use of language~* Identifying sensory functions necessary for the growth of cognitive functions~* Explaining factors that assist in academic excellence"
Cognitive stimulation for students
"* Activities to improve focus and visual attention~* Activities to improve visual memory~* Activities to improve vigilance and auditory attention~* Explaining types of memory Causes of weak memory Factors helping in improving memory Nutritional elements improving memory~* Training on skills of problem-solving"
National Research Centre, Giza
National Research Centre, Egypt
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