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

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dc.contributor.authorAnitha, Seetha
dc.contributor.authorMuzanila, Yasinta
dc.contributor.authorTsusaka, Takuji W
dc.contributor.authorKachulu, Lizzie
dc.contributor.authorKumwenda, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorMusoke, Mike
dc.contributor.authorSwai, Elirehema
dc.contributor.authorShija, Jackson
dc.contributor.authorSiambi, Moses
dc.contributor.authorMonyo, Emmanuel S
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, Mateete
dc.contributor.authorOkori, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T10:18:36Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T10:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
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 cen- tral Tanzania. One hundred mothers with their children of less than 24 months old were recruited for this study. The differ- ence-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 measure- ments 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 M 1 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 technol- ogies yielded positive impacts on their children’s nutritional outcomes.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5517
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.en_US
dc.subjectUndernutritionen_US
dc.subjectComplementary fooden_US
dc.subjectAflatoxin exposureen_US
dc.subjectDifference in differenceen_US
dc.titleReducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1691000en_US

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