Non-attitudinal and non-knowledge based factors constrain households from translating good nutritional knowledge and attitude to achieve the WHO recommended minimum intake level for fruits and vegetables in a developing country setting: evidence from Gulu district, Uganda
Date
2021Author
Kenyi, Benjamin
Bendere, Lomira
Nassanga, Prossy
Okello, Daniel Micheal
Ongeng, Duncan
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Urban and rural inhabitants met up to 72.0 and 62.4% of the RMDIL, respectively, with absolute intake
being higher among urban than rural households by 37.54 g. NK and NA were good but the intensity of NK was
higher among urban respondents by 11%. RDMIL was positively correlated with NA while socio-demographic
predictors of RDMIL varied with household location. FGD revealed that primary agricultural production constraints,
market limitations, postharvest management limitations, health concerns, social discomfort and environmental
policy restrictions were the major NANK factors that hindered achievement of the RDMIL.
Conclusions: These results indicate that NANK factors constrain households from translating good NA and NK to
achieve the RMDIL.