Chao Song, Haijun Guo, Weiyan Gong, Yan Zhang, Caicui Ding, Ganyu Feng, Ailing Liu
[Status of sedentary activities in the leisure time in Chinese pupils in 2010-2012]
Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research
vulnerability malnutrition high lowincome women children rural balochistan contributing factors including lack awareness proper nutrition low literacy scarcity vegetables fruit low purchasing power households food agriculture organizations kitchen garden program provides resources improve nutrition health knowledge promote healthy eating practices objective study assess nutrition health awareness knowledge attitudes behavioural intentionsbehaviours akab women attended kitchen garden program trainings community based crosssectional survey n 209 using twostage cluster sampling method used select households survey participants mothers children five years age pretested questionnaire administered via facetoface surveys trained enumerators two districts balochistan province pakistan nutrition health akab constructed indices chisquare tests compared statistical differences akab women attending control group notattend kitchen garden interventions binary logistic regression analyses performed assess kitchen garden program outcomes key akab indicators adjusting covariates significant differences p0001 identified intervention control groups women attending kitchen garden aware components kitchen garden 658 vs 368 knowledgeable causes illnesses caused poor nutrition including iron deficiency anemia pregnancy unborn child health complications compared women attending kitchen gardens program logistic regression analysis identified women attending kitchen gardens also higher odds knowledgeable 159 95ci 127199 p0001 improved attitudes 486 95ci 277853 p 0001 behavioural intentionsbehaviours 198 95ci 126312 p 0003 towards improved nutrition health substantial opportunities exist achieving improved nutrition health outcomes vulnerable groups balochistan greater participation kitchen gardens behavioural change programs interventions part scalingup efforts academically rigorous project evaluations institutionalized continuous improvement nutrition programs address micronutrient deficiencies rural communities