Implementation Process of Dietary Habit Survey and Issues for Nutrition Improvement Activities Targeted Farm Households with Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion Approach in Republic of Senegal

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  • セネガル共和国における市場志向型農業振興（SHEP）アプローチ導入済み農家世帯対象食生活実態調査の実施プロセスと栄養改善活動に向けた課題抽出
  • セネガル キョウワコク ニ オケル シジョウ シコウガタ ノウギョウ シンコウ(SHEP)アプローチ ドウニュウ ズミ ノウカ セタイ タイショウショク セイカツ ジッタイ チョウサ ノ ジッシ プロセス ト エイヨウ カイゼン カツドウ ニ ムケタ カダイ チュウシュツ

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<p>Objective: The aim of the present study was to introduce an implementation process of dietary habit survey and issues identified for nutrition improvement targeted farm households with the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach.</p><p>Methods: Japanese professionals, regional staff, and regional investigators planned and implemented the survey in the Nyai area. We conducted an interview survey to investigate daily meal, accessibility to food, dietary attitudes and behaviors, and impacts of SHEP activities. After conducting the pre-test, we conducted a main survey in December 2020 and collected responses from 100 households.</p><p>Results: All respondents were Muslim women, aged (median) 45 years, including 55 households practicing polygamy, with a median number of 15 household members. Forty-three households reported at least one female member (15~49 years) diagnosed with anemia by a doctor or medical staff. Ninety-eight households had eaten three meals the day before. Many households had been eating more than one dish in the first meal and only one dish in the second and third meals. Of the 71 households whose income was increased by SHEP, 63 used the increased income into dietary improvement, and approximately 30% answered that the frequency of dishes prepared with fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish had increased.</p><p>Implications: Four issues to be improved were identified. Anemia was to be prioritized, followed by the quantity and quality of diet. Approximately half of the respondents were considering and taking actions for better diet, and the income increased by SHEP was not necessarily used for nutrition improvement.</p>

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