Immediate influence of nutrition education on families with home gardens in the urban areas in Morogoro, Tanzania
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This study was conducted in the urban areas of Morogoro, Tanzania, among households with a low socio-economic status owning a home garden. The objective was to assess the effect of nutrition education on nutritional knowledge among participants and to improve the household dietary diversity.The study was designed as two cross sectional surveys with an intervention period in between the two surveys. Two wards within the Morogoro municipality were included, namely, Kichangani and Chamwino. These wards were selected in consultation with the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Sokoine University of Agriculture based on inclusion criteria of the study. The inclusion criteria were: (1) households residing in urban areas, (2) having a home garden primarily for household consumption purposes, (3) with a low socio-economic status, defined as an annual income of 150,000-200,000 Tanzanian Shillings. A total of 40 households (20 each) were randomly selected from household lists provided by Ward Extension Officers. The study targeted all women (minimum age 19 years) from the selected households.The baseline nutrition survey was undertaken in October-November 2013 and endline in May- June 2014. Three interactive nutrition education sessions were conducted with women from the participating households in December 2013. These sessions covered main topics of home gardens and dietary diversity, importance of vitamins (focus on vitamin A) and iron as a micronutrient. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on socio-economic characteristics of households, home garden details and nutrition knowledge of the women. Nutritional know- ledge was assessed by a set of questions on importance of consuming fruits, vegetables, vitamin A and iron. To gather qualitative data, focus group discussions and a simulation game were also conducted as part of the baseline and endline surveys. In the simulation game, a participatory rural appraisal technique, women purchased seeds with play money and cultivated a home garden on a 6x6m plot drawn on paper and then prepared a meal from the crops. These activities helped to understand their level of nutritional knowledge, their food habits, preparation and consumption practices and obtain more information related to home gardens.Verknüpfung zu Publikationen oder weiteren Datensätzen
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