Positive attitude towards behaviour change
Although our study was not intended to measure change in behaviour, we
asked teachers and students whether there were any changes after the
implementation of the education sessions. Findings reflect a change in
attitude and behaviour regarding vegetable consumption, exercise,
handwashing, reducing junk food, tea, tobacco, alcohol consumption and
an increase in the demand for IFA tablets. For example, teachers as well
as students mentioned that there was more acceptance of eating
vegetables after the sessions:
“…before this project began, we used to make sure that they
ate all the vegetables…but now, they are doing it
voluntarily.” (Teacher, IDI)
“I used to not eat vegetables at school, but now I eat. After
the lessons we have started eating properly. Earlier our teachers used
to repeatedly tell us, but we used to ignore.” (Student, FGD)
Similarly, a teacher shared an incident where a student showed her
father the pictures and spoke to him about the negative effects of
tobacco: “See, if you continue to drink and chew tobacco, you
will get all these diseases.” The teacher further mentioned:“He rang me up immediately that night and thanked me. He said his
daughter has “changed my mind in this manner” (Teacher, IDI).