Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka
Background: Diversified diet is the key to combat micronutrient deficiency in India. Kitchen garden is a sustainable approach to provide diversified diet in rural area. Aims and Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the utilization and perception of kitchen garden use among the...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Background: Diversified diet is the key to combat micronutrient deficiency in India. Kitchen garden is a sustainable approach to provide diversified diet in rural area.
Aims and Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the utilization and perception of kitchen garden use among the households in rural area.
Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study carried out among women in the age group 18–65 years in Nagamangala was asked about the details on awareness and utilization of kitchen garden.
Results: One-third of the study subjects were in the age group 30–40 years. About 18.2% of them were involved in some form of agriculture related work. Around 64% of the households had space available for kitchen garden. About 54% households had kitchen garden and 95% of the subjects used their kitchen garden products for self-use.
Conclusion: Having kitchen garden contributes to household food security by providing direct access to food that can be easily harvested, prepared, and consumed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bf6087ffdc041a8915603bfdddfbe592023-04-01T23:28:04ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762023-04-01144111114https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i4.50798Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern KarnatakaSheethal MP 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9984-6238Shashikantha SK 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7466-0058Neeta PN 2Shwetha Hariba 3Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagar, Karnataka, India Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka, India Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka, IndiaAssociate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaBackground: Diversified diet is the key to combat micronutrient deficiency in India. Kitchen garden is a sustainable approach to provide diversified diet in rural area. Aims and Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the utilization and perception of kitchen garden use among the households in rural area. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study carried out among women in the age group 18–65 years in Nagamangala was asked about the details on awareness and utilization of kitchen garden. Results: One-third of the study subjects were in the age group 30–40 years. About 18.2% of them were involved in some form of agriculture related work. Around 64% of the households had space available for kitchen garden. About 54% households had kitchen garden and 95% of the subjects used their kitchen garden products for self-use. Conclusion: Having kitchen garden contributes to household food security by providing direct access to food that can be easily harvested, prepared, and consumed.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/50798kitchen garden; rural area; micronutrient deficiency |
| spellingShingle | Sheethal MP Shashikantha SK Neeta PN Shwetha Hariba Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka Asian Journal of Medical Sciences kitchen garden; rural area; micronutrient deficiency |
| title | Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka |
| title_full | Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka |
| title_fullStr | Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka |
| title_short | Kitchen garden: Perceived role and utilization among rural households in Mandya, Southern Karnataka |
| title_sort | kitchen garden perceived role and utilization among rural households in mandya southern karnataka |
| topic | kitchen garden; rural area; micronutrient deficiency |
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