Children's Food, Wild Food, and Health in Semiarid Tanzania: Differences Within Neighboring Schools in Chamwino, Dodoma
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Food intake and wild food access are important for children's health and achieving zero hunger in the semiarid Africa, but evaluations of changing diets are mixed. This article consolidates questionnaires participated by 400 pupils mainly in grades V and VI (mean age 13.02 ± 1.491) in 5 schools in semiarid central Tanzania, Chamwino district, Dodoma region collected in September 2022. Food group, wild food intake frequency, and health problems were compared between 5 schools. The pupils in relatively urbanized villages ate vegetables, fruits, and sugar more frequently, whereas those in remote areas ate wild food and milk more frequently. More health problems were frequently claimed in urbanized villages than in remote villages. Sustaining the environment and lifestyle for children to access wild food may be beneficial for children's health.
Authors: SAKAMOTO, Kumiko, KIKUCHI, Yukiko, CHIMOSA, Michael, SATO, Yuki, OHMORI, Reiko
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7208366473