Culturally Adapted, Hands-on Malnutrition Workshop for Dietitians in Ghana Increases Self-efficacy, Knowledge, and Skills

Lauri Wright; Alana Marrero; Leslie Thompson; Sarah Zeola; Laurene Boateng; James Epps; Sherri Lewis

doi:10.1097/TIN.0000000000000210

Culturally Adapted, Hands-on Malnutrition Workshop for Dietitians in Ghana Increases Self-efficacy, Knowledge, and Skills

Lauri Wright
, Alana Marrero
, Leslie Thompson
, Sarah Zeola
, Laurene Boateng
, James Epps
, Sherri Lewis

Department of Nutrition And Dietetics

University of North Florida
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
VA Medical Center

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Malnutrition is a major public health concern in Ghana where 7.5% of women are underweight and one-third of child deaths are attributed to malnutrition. Implementation of a malnutrition diagnosis offers a potential, cost-effective solution to improve a patient's health outcome. This report describes a hands-on workshop on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Malnutrition Guidelines designed for Ghanaian dietitians. The teaching techniques and cultural adaptation are detailed. Program evaluation demonstrated that the workshop improved knowledge, application skills, and confidence among the participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	116-120
Number of pages	5
Journal	Topics in Clinical Nutrition
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/TIN.0000000000000210
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Ghana
dietitian
malnutrition
nutrition-focused physical examination
workshop

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