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    Reducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania

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    Date
    2019
    Author
    Anitha, S.
    Muzanila, Y.
    Tsusaka, T.W.
    Kachulu, L.
    Kumwenda, N.
    Musoke, M.
    Swai, E.
    Shija, J.
    Siambi, M.
    Monyo, E.S.
    Bekunda, N.A.
    Okori, P.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    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.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1691000
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6911
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Mateete Bekundahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-9383
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1691000
    Research Themes
    Natural Resource Management
    IITA Subjects
    Aflatoxin; Biofortification; Food Science; Food Security; Natural Resource Management; Nutrition
    Agrovoc Terms
    Malnutrition; Foods; Aflatoxins; Food Safety; Food Security; Nutritional Disorders; Kwashiorkor
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Tanzania
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub
    Journals
    Ecology of Food and Nutrition
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