Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya
Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity sc...
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| author | Boedecker, J. Odhiambo Odour, F. Lachat, Carl Damme, P. van Kennedy, G. Termote, Céline |
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| description | Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity score (DDS), the percentage of women and children reaching minimum dietary diversity (MDD), and micronutrient adequacy (mean adequacy ratio). The project consisted of(a) a diagnostic survey covering agrobiodiversity and nutrition, (b) participatory development of activities to improve nutrition, (c) a baseline survey covering dietary intakes, (d) participatory implementation of the developed activities, and (e) an endline survey covering dietary intakes. The diagnostic survey was conducted in 10 sublocations of Vihiga County, which were pair‐matched and split into five intervention and five control sublocations. The intervention sublocations developed activities towards improving nutrition. Before implementation, a baseline survey collected the dietary intake data of 330 women–child pairs in the intervention and control sublocations. To support the activities, communities received agriculture and nutrition training. After 1 year of implementation, an endline survey collected dietary intake data from 444 women–child pairs in the intervention and control sublocations. Impact was assessed using the difference‐in‐difference technique. Highly significant positive impacts on children's mean DDS (treatment effect = 0.7, p < 0.001) and on the share of children reaching MDD (treatment effect = 0.2, p < 0.001) were shown. Higher dietary diversity can be explained by the development of subsistence and income‐generating pathways and increased nutrition knowledge. Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education were shown to significantly increase dietary diversity of young children in Western Kenya. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1014122025-12-08T10:11:39Z Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya Boedecker, J. Odhiambo Odour, F. Lachat, Carl Damme, P. van Kennedy, G. Termote, Céline participatory approach diets nutrition education agrobiodiversity nutritive value domestic gardens nutrition women children surveys impact assessment diet diversification nutrients participatory approaches community involvement trace elements Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity score (DDS), the percentage of women and children reaching minimum dietary diversity (MDD), and micronutrient adequacy (mean adequacy ratio). The project consisted of(a) a diagnostic survey covering agrobiodiversity and nutrition, (b) participatory development of activities to improve nutrition, (c) a baseline survey covering dietary intakes, (d) participatory implementation of the developed activities, and (e) an endline survey covering dietary intakes. The diagnostic survey was conducted in 10 sublocations of Vihiga County, which were pair‐matched and split into five intervention and five control sublocations. The intervention sublocations developed activities towards improving nutrition. Before implementation, a baseline survey collected the dietary intake data of 330 women–child pairs in the intervention and control sublocations. To support the activities, communities received agriculture and nutrition training. After 1 year of implementation, an endline survey collected dietary intake data from 444 women–child pairs in the intervention and control sublocations. Impact was assessed using the difference‐in‐difference technique. Highly significant positive impacts on children's mean DDS (treatment effect = 0.7, p < 0.001) and on the share of children reaching MDD (treatment effect = 0.2, p < 0.001) were shown. Higher dietary diversity can be explained by the development of subsistence and income‐generating pathways and increased nutrition knowledge. Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education were shown to significantly increase dietary diversity of young children in Western Kenya. 2019-07 2019-05-28T13:00:12Z 2019-05-28T13:00:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101412 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Boedecker, J.; Odhiambo Odour, F.; Lachat, C.; Van Damme, P.; Kennedy, G.; Termote, C. Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya. Maternal and Child Nutrition e12803, 12 p. ISSN: 1740-8695 |
| spellingShingle | participatory approach diets nutrition education agrobiodiversity nutritive value domestic gardens nutrition women children surveys impact assessment diet diversification nutrients participatory approaches community involvement trace elements Boedecker, J. Odhiambo Odour, F. Lachat, Carl Damme, P. van Kennedy, G. Termote, Céline Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title | Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title_full | Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title_short | Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya |
| title_sort | participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in western kenya |
| topic | participatory approach diets nutrition education agrobiodiversity nutritive value domestic gardens nutrition women children surveys impact assessment diet diversification nutrients participatory approaches community involvement trace elements |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101412 |
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