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Title:Effect of season on food consumption and nutritional status of smallholder rural households in Nakuru District: research outline
Author:Kigutha, HildaISNI
Year:1992
Issue:42
Pages:46
Language:English
Series:FNSP Report
City of publisher:Nairobi
Publisher:Ministry of Planning and National Development
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:nutrition
small farms
food
seasonality
External link:https://hdl.handle.net/1887/503
Abstract:This is a research outline for a study aimed at finding out the effect of climatic seasonality on food consumption patterns and the nutritional status of the vulnerable members of smallholder rural households in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, with special attention being paid to children between 18 and 36 months, lactating mothers, and elderly persons who are above 60 years. For the farming communities in Nakuru, the period of lowest food stocks is the lean season, when the food from the previous harvest is nearly depleted. This period also corresponds with the period of heavy physical work. This may lead to a loss of weight of household members, especially women and children. The study will be carried out between January 1992 and May 1993 and will involve the regular measurement of food consumption by individuals and by the whole household. This will be done by using the 24-hour recall method on a monthly basis, three-day weighed records as well as the three-day household record method. Other monthly measurements will include anthropometry, and the assessment of health and activity patterns. A copy of the full data collection schedule is attached at the end of the report.
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