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Relationship between home garden ownership and the consumption of fruits and vegetables

Public Health Nutrition · 4 authors, 4 centres

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This cross-sectional study of 847 rural households in Northern Ghana found that households owning a home garden were about 1.5 times more likely to consume fruits and vegetables at least three days per week compared to those without a garden.

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This community-based, analytical cross-sectional study assessed the association between home garden ownership and the frequency of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in 847 randomly selected rural households in Northern Ghana. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews during February 2021. The study is limited by its cross-sectional design, which cannot establish causality, and its reliance on self-reported dietary recall. The findings suggest that promoting home gardens and positive nutritional attitudes could improve FV consumption in vulnerable rural populations.

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PMC10882533

Relationship between home garden ownership and the consumption of fruits and vegetables

Public Health Nutrition

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Objective: This study assessed the extent to which access to home gardens associate with the frequency of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption. Setting: The study was carried out in fifty rural communities in Northern Ghana where food insecurity and malnutrition including micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent. Design: A community-based comparative analytical cross-sectional study. Participants: A sample of 847 randomly selected rural households. Results: The proportion of households that consumed FV at least 3 d in a week was 45 %. Members in households who owned a home garden were 1·5 times more likely to consume FV at least 3 d in a week (adjusted OR (AOR) = 1·46 (95 % CI 1·06–2·0)), compared with their counterparts who had no home gardens. Furthermore, households in which mothers had a positive attitude towards FV consumption were 1·6 times more likely to consume FV (AOR = 1·63 (95 % CI 1·17–2·27)) compared with mothers who were less positive. Conclusions: Our results suggest that food and nutrition policy measures that promote home gardens can improve consumption of diversified diets including FV among vulnerable rural households in Northern Ghana. Additionally, households with lower income may benefit from nutrition behaviour change communication campaigns directed towards increasing a positive attitude to FV intake.

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Mahama Saaka, Simon Awini, Fred Kizito et al.. Relationship between home garden ownership and the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Public Health Nutrition. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980024000272

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Mahama Saaka, Simon Awini, Fred Kizito, Eric Nang

1 University for Development Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, P O Box 1883, Tamale, Ghana
2 Ghana Health Service, Wa West District Health Administration, Wechau, Ghana
3 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tamale, Ghana
4 Ghana Health Service, Nadowli-Kaleo District Health Administration, Nadowli, Ghana