Men's nutrition knowledge is important for women's and children's nutrition in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: In an effort to address undernutrition among women and children in rural areas of low-income countries, nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) and behaviour change communication (BCC) projects heavily focus on women as an entry point to effect nutritional outcomes. There is limited evidence on the role of men's contribution in improving household diets. In this Agriculture to Nutrition trial (Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03152227), we explored associations between men's and women's nutritional knowledge on households', children's and women's dietary diversity. At the midline evaluation conducted in July 2017, FAO's nutrition knowledge questionnaire was administered to male and female partners in 1396 households. There was a high degree of agreement (88%) on knowledge about exclusive br

SUBMITTER: Ambikapathi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature