Home gardening improves dietary diversity, a cluster‐randomized controlled trial among Tanzanian women

MM Blakstad, D Mosha, AL Bellows… - Maternal & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Homestead food production (HFP) programmes improve the availability of vegetables by
providing training in growing nutrient‐dense crops. In rural Tanzania, most foods consumed …

The relationship between dietary diversity among women of reproductive age and agricultural diversity in rural Tanzania

AL Bellows, CR Canavan, MM Blakstad… - Food and nutrition …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Agriculture can influence diets through consumption of home-produced foods
or increased purchasing power derived from sale of agricultural commodities. Objective …

A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators for Preconception Care: Lessons for Global Health Policies and Programs

R Puliani, Y Bhatt, S Gupta, A RN… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Preconception care (PCC) encompasses a set of actions taken before pregnancy to support
the health and well-being of women before conception to improve maternal and child health …

Women empowerment is central to addressing the double burden of malnutrition

I Madzorera, W Fawzi - EClinicalMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Women play a critical role in ensuring that their nutritional needs and those of their children
and families are met. Women are also an integral part of delivering nutrition-sensitive …

Effect of integrated nutrition‐sensitive and nutrition‐specific intervention package on maternal malnutrition among pregnant women in Rwanda

M Habtu, AG Agena, M Umugwaneza… - Maternal & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal undernutrition remains a major public health concern in Rwanda despite
significant gains and progress. An integration of nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] Food crop diversity, women's income-earning activities, and distance to markets in relation to maternal dietary quality in Tanzania

I Madzorera, MM Blakstad, AL Bellows… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Women's dietary diversity and quality are limited in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Nutrition-sensitive interventions that promote food crop diversity and …

Are home gardening programs a sustainable way to improve nutrition? Lessons from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rufiji, Tanzania

MM Blakstad, D Mosha, L Bliznashka, AL Bellows… - Food policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Homestead food production (HFP) programs may improve diet and nutrition outcomes by
increasing availability of nutrient dense foods such as vegetables and supporting …

Women's input and decision-making in agriculture are associated with diet quality in rural Tanzania

I Madzorera, L Bliznashka, MM Blakstad… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Women's empowerment is one critical pathway through which agriculture can
impact women's nutrition; however, empirical evidence is still limited. We evaluated the …

A multi-dimensional assessment of sustainable foods and the influence of stakeholder perceptions during nutrition interventions

P Agyemang, EM Kwofie, R Aidoo, DK Allotey, M Ngadi - Food Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
In addressing the growing challenge of malnutrition, many governments, donors, and
international organizations have committed to supporting large-scale programs to speed up …

Recommended daily allowance-based contribution of household's own agricultural production to food and nutrition security in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda

C Muggaga, M Basil, I Okello-Uma, AN Kaaya… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In Uganda, agriculture is the main pathway for dietary intake among
the households. Karamoja sub-region, located in Northeastern part of Uganda is the most …