Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Abstract The study was conducted to analyze the contribution of home garden vegetables in reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children from South Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. The quasi‐experimental study design was used. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the districts and study c...
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| author | Hailemariam Tekie Mahari Zenebe Abraha Kahsay Girmay Gebresamuel Abraha Amanuel Zenebe Abraha Carol J. Henry Michael T. Nickerson Afework Mulugeta Bezabih |
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| description | Abstract The study was conducted to analyze the contribution of home garden vegetables in reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children from South Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. The quasi‐experimental study design was used. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the districts and study communities. A total of 94 purposively selected vegetable producer (intervention) households and 260 randomly selected non‐producer (control) households were included in the study (1:3 ratio). The recumbent length of children was measured using horizontal wooden board to the nearest 0.1 cm. The length‐for‐age Z‐scores were computed using WHO‐Anthro 2006 software. Propensity score‐matching and difference‐in‐difference (DID) estimates were used to analyze data using STATA software version 12. Prevalence of child stunting was 19.8 (12.7–29.4) and 21.1 (16.4–26.7)% (baseline) and 43.5 (33.5–54.1) and 46.5 (45.7–47.2)% (end line) among intervention and control groups, respectively. Child stunting was higher for boys and older children from both intervention and control households. DID estimation revealed that there was no significant difference in child stunting between intervention and control households (DID = 1.7, p = .604). However, there was an intervention effect of −0.5, 2.5, and 1.7% in the prevalence of child stunting among females, males, and both sexes, respectively. Vegetable production as an intervention strategy reduced the prevalence of stunting in children aged 6–23 months. However, vegetable production needs to be well integrated with other nutrition‐sensitive interventions to realize the objective of reducing child stunting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-864186dae9eb4e2c818331b4144542b22023-08-11T17:44:18ZengWileyFood Science & Nutrition2048-71772023-08-011184713472110.1002/fsn3.3435Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern EthiopiaHailemariam Tekie Mahari0Zenebe Abraha Kahsay1Girmay Gebresamuel Abraha2Amanuel Zenebe Abraha3Carol J. Henry4Michael T. Nickerson5Afework Mulugeta Bezabih6Department of Food Science and Post‐Harvest Technology Mekelle University Mekelle EthiopiaDepartment of Agricultural and Resources Economics Mekelle University Mekelle EthiopiaDepartment of Land Resource Management and Environmental Protection Mekelle University Mekelle EthiopiaInstitute of Climate and Society Mekelle University Mekelle EthiopiaCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaDepartment of Food and Bioproduct Sciences University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaSchool of Public health, College of Health Sciences Mekelle University Mekelle EthiopiaAbstract The study was conducted to analyze the contribution of home garden vegetables in reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children from South Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. The quasi‐experimental study design was used. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the districts and study communities. A total of 94 purposively selected vegetable producer (intervention) households and 260 randomly selected non‐producer (control) households were included in the study (1:3 ratio). The recumbent length of children was measured using horizontal wooden board to the nearest 0.1 cm. The length‐for‐age Z‐scores were computed using WHO‐Anthro 2006 software. Propensity score‐matching and difference‐in‐difference (DID) estimates were used to analyze data using STATA software version 12. Prevalence of child stunting was 19.8 (12.7–29.4) and 21.1 (16.4–26.7)% (baseline) and 43.5 (33.5–54.1) and 46.5 (45.7–47.2)% (end line) among intervention and control groups, respectively. Child stunting was higher for boys and older children from both intervention and control households. DID estimation revealed that there was no significant difference in child stunting between intervention and control households (DID = 1.7, p = .604). However, there was an intervention effect of −0.5, 2.5, and 1.7% in the prevalence of child stunting among females, males, and both sexes, respectively. Vegetable production as an intervention strategy reduced the prevalence of stunting in children aged 6–23 months. However, vegetable production needs to be well integrated with other nutrition‐sensitive interventions to realize the objective of reducing child stunting.https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3435childrendifference‐in‐differencenon‐producerstuntingvegetable producer |
| spellingShingle | Hailemariam Tekie Mahari Zenebe Abraha Kahsay Girmay Gebresamuel Abraha Amanuel Zenebe Abraha Carol J. Henry Michael T. Nickerson Afework Mulugeta Bezabih Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia Food Science & Nutrition children difference‐in‐difference non‐producer stunting vegetable producer |
| title | Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6‐ to 23‐month‐old children in South Tigray, northern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | contribution of home garden vegetables on reducing stunting among 6 to 23 month old children in south tigray northern ethiopia |
| topic | children difference‐in‐difference non‐producer stunting vegetable producer |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3435 |
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