Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 9 , Pages 538-541 , September 2010

Effectiveness of a puppet show on iodine knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of elementary students and the indirect effects on their parents and households in Ho Chi Minh City: a pilot study

  • Q.G. To

      Affiliations

    • Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Q.G. To, Department of Communication and Training, HCMC Nutrition Centre, 180 Le Van Sy Street, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Tel.: +84 8 3991 5136; fax: +84 8 3844 8405.
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  • H.K. Le

      Affiliations

    • Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • T.T.Y. Dao

      Affiliations

    • Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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  • C.G. Magnussen

      Affiliations

    • Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
    • Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Q.T.K. Le

      Affiliations

    • Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Received 15 January 2010 ,Revised 3 March 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

References 

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  5. Henry H, Standley J, Sarason B. The fun and fit friends want to be popular: puppets in nutrition education for children. J Nutr Educ. 1994;26:205A

PII: S0033-3506(10)00181-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.05.006

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 9 , Pages 538-541 , September 2010

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