Influence of Nutrition On Learners Academic Performance in Preschools of Ruiru Zone, Juja Dmsion, Thika District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ......................................................................................................... i

APPROV A.L ..............................................................................................................• ii

DEDICATION ......................................................................................................... ill

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT··············································--······································· iv

TABlE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... v

liST Of TABLES .................................................................................................. vii

UST Of fiGURES ................................................................................................ vii

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................ viii

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................ l

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.8

Introduction ................................................................................................... 1

Background to the study ............................................................................. 1

Statement of the problem ........................................................................... 3

Purpose .......................................................................................................... 3

Specific objective .......................................................................................... 3

Scope .............................................................................................................. 4

Operational definitions of terms ................................................................. 5

CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................................................... 6

liTERATURE REVIEW ...........................•...•..••...••......•............................•..•..•...•.. 6

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................. 11

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......•.•.••.•.•....................................••.••.•.••.•..........•. 11

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 11

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Research Design ......................................................................................... 11

Research Area and Population .................................................................. 11

Target population ....................................................................................... 12

Sample techniques and sample size ........................................................ 12

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3.5 Researcher instrument ............................................................................... 12

3.6 Data collection procedure .......................................................................... 13

3. 7 Data analysis ............................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER fOUR ................................................................................................... 14

DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION •••••••.•••••••.• 14

4.0 Introduction .............................................................................................. 14

4.1 Nutrition and enrollment of children in pre-school... .......................... 14

4.1.1 Enrollment of children and presence of a school feeding program in

the selected PFCDE centers .................................................................. 15

4.1.2 Enrollment of children in schools without feeding programs ........... 16

4.2 Quality of food served in pre - school ................................................. 17

4.2.1 Feeding routines for the pre schools ................................................... I 8

4.3 Nutrition and school preface .................................................................. 18

4.3.1 Nutrition and learners' performance in school. .................................. 19

4.4 Nutrition and Absenteeism .................................................................... 19

CHAPTER FIVE ••.••.•.•.•.•.••.••.•.••.•.•.••••.•.•.••.•.••.•••.••.•.••.•••.••.•.•.•.••.•.•.••.••••.•..•.••.••.•..• 21

SUMMARY Of FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 21

5.0 Introduction .............................................................................................. 21

5.1 Summary of findings .............................................................................. 21

5.1.1 The effect of nutrition on enrollment of learners in ECD centers ... 21

5.1.2 The quality and quantity of school feeding programs ...................... 21

5.1.3 Feeding and learner's academic performance .................................... 22

5.1.4 Nutrition and learners' absenteeism .................................................... 22

5.2 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 23

5.3 Recommendation ..................................................................................... 23

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................... 25