What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?

Malnutrition remains a big public health issue especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyze factors that influence consumption of nutrient-rich foods among children aged 6–59 months and women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in the urban informal settlements of Nairob...

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Autores principales: Chege, Christine G. Kiria, Namazzi, Stella, Mutua, Mercy M., Onyango, Kevin, Jäger, Matthias
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Emerald Publishing Limited 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114534
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author Chege, Christine G. Kiria
Namazzi, Stella
Mutua, Mercy M.
Onyango, Kevin
Jäger, Matthias
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Jäger, Matthias
Mutua, Mercy M.
Namazzi, Stella
Onyango, Kevin
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Mutua, Mercy M.
Onyango, Kevin
Jäger, Matthias
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description Malnutrition remains a big public health issue especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyze factors that influence consumption of nutrient-rich foods among children aged 6–59 months and women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in the urban informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda. This study uses multicomposite soft porridge as an example of a nutritious product.
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spelling CGSpace1145342025-12-08T10:29:22Z What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa? Chege, Christine G. Kiria Namazzi, Stella Mutua, Mercy M. Onyango, Kevin Jäger, Matthias malnutrition feeding habits food consumption preschool children women malnutrición hábitos alimentarios consumo de alimentos Malnutrition remains a big public health issue especially in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyze factors that influence consumption of nutrient-rich foods among children aged 6–59 months and women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in the urban informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda. This study uses multicomposite soft porridge as an example of a nutritious product. 2022-01-03 2021-08-03T15:00:02Z 2021-08-03T15:00:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114534 en Open Access application/pdf Emerald Publishing Limited Chege, C.; Namazzi, S.; Mutua, M.M.; Onyango, K.; Jäger, M. (2021) What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa? British Food Journal 124(1) p. 350-365. ISSN: 0007-070X
spellingShingle malnutrition
feeding habits
food consumption
preschool children
women
malnutrición
hábitos alimentarios
consumo de alimentos
Chege, Christine G. Kiria
Namazzi, Stella
Mutua, Mercy M.
Onyango, Kevin
Jäger, Matthias
What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title_full What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title_fullStr What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title_full_unstemmed What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title_short What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa?
title_sort what determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in africa
topic malnutrition
feeding habits
food consumption
preschool children
women
malnutrición
hábitos alimentarios
consumo de alimentos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114534
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