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

dc.contributor.authorAnitha, S.
dc.contributor.authorMuzanila, Y.
dc.contributor.authorTsusaka, T.W.
dc.contributor.authorKachulu, L.
dc.contributor.authorKumwenda, N.
dc.contributor.authorMusoke, M.
dc.contributor.authorSwai, E.
dc.contributor.authorShija, J.
dc.contributor.authorSiambi, M.
dc.contributor.authorMonyo, E.S.
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, N.A.
dc.contributor.authorOkori, P.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-05T13:27:41Z
dc.date.available2020-08-05T13:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationAnitha, S., Muzanila, Y., Tsusaka, T.W., Kachulu, L., Kumwenda, N., Musoke, M., ... & 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, 59(3), 243-262.
dc.identifier.issn0367-0244
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6911
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent243-262
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMalnutrition
dc.subjectFoods
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectFood Safety
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectNutritional Disorders
dc.subjectKwashiorkor
dc.titleReducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationAgricultural Research Institute, Tanzania
cg.contributor.affiliationDistrict Agriculture and Irrigation department, Kongwa District Council, Tanzania
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidANITHA:2019
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectBiofortification
cg.iitasubjectFood Science
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.journalEcology of Food and Nutrition
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 28 Nov 2019
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1691000
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMateete Bekunda: 0000-0001-7297-9383


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