Anitha, S and Muzanila, Y and Tsusaka, T W and Kachulu, L and Kumwenda, N and Musoke, M and Swai, E and Shija, J and Siambi, M and Monyo, E S and Bekunda, M and Okori, P (2019) Reducing Child Undernutrition through Dietary Diversification, Reduced Aflatoxin Exposure, and Improved Hygiene Practices: The Immediate Impacts in Central Tanzania. Ecology of Food and Nutrition (TSI). pp. 1-20. ISSN 0367-0244
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Abstract
The study aimed to quantify the immediate effects of dietary diversification, food safety, and hygiene interventions on child undernutrition in four rural villages in Kongwa district of central Tanzania. One hundred mothers with their children of less than 24 months old were recruited for this study. The difference-in-difference (DID) method was used to assess the effects of intensive intervention through a learning-by-doing process on the topic of aflatoxin free diversified food utilization and improved hygiene practices. Periodic anthropometric measurements were conducted on the 0th, 7th, 14th, and 21st days, and DID estimator showed the significant and positive average marginal effects of the intervention on Z-Scores being 0.459, 0.252, and 0.493 for wasting, stunting, and underweight, respectively. Notably, at the end of the study, the mean aflatoxin M1 level in urine samples decreased by 64% in the intervention group, while it decreased by 11% in the control group. The study provides quantitative evidence on intensive 21-day training for mothers incorporating integrated technologies yielded positive impacts on their children’s nutritional outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Research Program : East & Southern Africa |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Undernutrition, Complementary food, Aflatoxin exposure, Difference in difference |
| Subjects: | Others > Food and Nutrition Others > Aflatoxins |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arun S |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2020 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2020 08:49 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11387 |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1691000 |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | The authors thank Rosemary Botha for organizing the dataset and producing tables. |
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