Food Fortification: The Level of Awareness among Kenyan Consumers.
Journal
Journal of nutrition and metabolism
ISSN: 2090-0724
Titre abrégé: J Nutr Metab
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101526296
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
08
10
2019
accepted:
10
03
2020
entrez:
24
4
2020
pubmed:
24
4
2020
medline:
24
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
More than half of the morbidity and mortality cases among children in Kenya are as a result of micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs). Food fortification is considered by the Government of Kenya as a feasible strategy for addressing MNDs. Worldwide, fortification has been proven to be effective since it does not require any change in dietary habits. Success of large-scale food fortification however may depend on consumer awareness of the fortification benefits. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 13 counties to collect information on fortification awareness using structured questionnaires. 1435 respondents were selected using the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method. Data were analyzed using Stata version 14.0 and statistical significance
Identifiants
pubmed: 32322418
doi: 10.1155/2020/8486129
pmc: PMC7166277
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
8486129Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Amaya Aura Linda et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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