Anitha, SeethaMuzanila, YasintaTsusaka, Takuji W.Kachulu, LizzieKumwenda, NelsonMusoke, MikeSwai, ElirehemaShija, JacksonSiambi, MosesBekunda, MateeteOkori, PatrickMonyo, Emmanuel S.2023-03-302023-03-302020http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5139Main articleThe 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.enUndernutritionComplementary foodAflatoxin exposureDifferenceArticle