[HTML][HTML] The impact of food fortification on stunting in Zimbabwe: does gender of the household head matter?
Nutrition journal, 2020•Springer
Background High prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years poses a major threat to
child development in developing countries. It is associated with micronutrient deficiency
arising from poor diets fed to children under 5 years. Food fortification is amongst the
interventions focused at reducing the incidence of stunting in children under 5 years.
Methods Using a large-scale household data from Zimbabwe, we investigated the gender-
based importance of household adoption of food fortification on the proportion of stunted …
child development in developing countries. It is associated with micronutrient deficiency
arising from poor diets fed to children under 5 years. Food fortification is amongst the
interventions focused at reducing the incidence of stunting in children under 5 years.
Methods Using a large-scale household data from Zimbabwe, we investigated the gender-
based importance of household adoption of food fortification on the proportion of stunted …
Background
High prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years poses a major threat to child development in developing countries. It is associated with micronutrient deficiency arising from poor diets fed to children under 5 years. Food fortification is amongst the interventions focused at reducing the incidence of stunting in children under 5 years.
Methods
Using a large-scale household data from Zimbabwe, we investigated the gender-based importance of household adoption of food fortification on the proportion of stunted children in the household. We employed propensity score matching to mitigate self-selection bias associated with household adoption of food fortification.
Results
We offer three major findings. Firstly, we find statistically weak evidence that female headed households are more likely to adopt food fortification than their male counterparts. Secondly, food fortification reduces the proportion of stunted children in the household. Finally, in comparison to non-adopters, female headed households that adopt food fortification are more able to reduce the proportion of stunted children in their households than their male counterparts.
Conclusion
The results highlight the need for policy makers to actively promote food fortification, as such interventions are likely to contribute to the reduction of stunting and to involve men in fortification interventions to improve on their knowledge and appreciation of fortified foods and the associated benefits.
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