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If only I knew: Nutrition behavior change delivered by women's groups has impacts on diet quality that are mediated by knowledge in rural Bihar, India

Poor diets are a major challenge in India. Barriers to improving diets include limited knowledge, access to resources and availability of affordable nutritious foods. Bihar, a poor state in India, has scaled up women's savings and credit self-help group (SHG) programs state-wide to improve livelihoo...

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Main Authors: Raghunathan, Kalyani, Menon, Purnima, Kumar, Neha, Gupta, Shivani, Chauhan, Tarana, Pandey, Shinjini, Kathuria, Ashi
Format: Abstract
Language:Inglés
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2020
Subjects:
eggs
foods
body mass index
support organizations
vegetables
nutrition
fruits
children
behaviour
diet
social norms
rural areas
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142445
Summary:Poor diets are a major challenge in India. Barriers to improving diets include limited knowledge, access to resources and availability of affordable nutritious foods. Bihar, a poor state in India, has scaled up women's savings and credit self-help group (SHG) programs state-wide to improve livelihoods and access to resources. SHGs are now being leveraged to integrate health and nutrition discussions into their activities but rigorous evidence on the impact of integration is limited.

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