Effects and drivers of participation in agriculture-nutrition-health interventions: Experiences from a biofortified sweetpotato project. Issue 5 (4th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Okello, Julius Juma; Bocher, Temesgen; Low, Jan; Grant, Fred; Cole, Donald; Okuku, Haile Selassie; Girard, Aimee Webb; Levin, Carol
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 31:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 592
• Page End: 605
• Publication Date: 2021-07-04
• Subjects: Biofortification -- orange-fleshed sweetpotato -- determinants of participation -- nutrition and health service utilisation -- pregnant women -- Kenya; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2021.1907533
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study assessed effects and drivers of mother–child pair participation in agriculture-nutrition-health linkage projects. Data were collected from 2, 271 households in Kenya. Three categories of participation regime were defined: none, partial and full participation. Bivariate analyses and multinomial-logit regression were used to assess the effects and drivers of participation, respectively. Results found higher diet quality and consumption of vitamin A foods, and more frequent visits to ante-natal clinics, among full participants. Regression results showed that partial and full participation decreased with the caregivers' age, de-incentivisation of community health workers and health facility linkage, but increased with dependency ratio and wealth.