The role of chicken management practices in children's exposure to environmental contamination: a mixed-methods analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household chicken production presents an opportunity to promote child nutrition, but the benefits might be offset by increased environmental contamination. Using household surveys, direct observations, and in-depth interviews with woman caregivers, we sought to describe the relationship between chicken management practices and household exposure to environmental contamination, and assess barriers to adopting improved husbandry practices.

Methods

First, we analyzed baseline data from 973 households raising chickens in the two interventions arms from the Agriculture-to-Nutrition (ATONU) study in Ethiopia to assess the relationship between animal management practices and environmental exposures. Second, we conducted six-hour direct observations of children's environm

SUBMITTER: Passarelli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188703 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature