Effectiveness of Home Gardening in Improving Food Security and Health in Chacraseca, Nicaragua: A Pilot Study

We studied the usefulness of home gardening in improving food security and health. One hundred participants were randomized into the control and intervention group of which the intervention group received training in home gardening. Results showed that the percentage of participants with normal body...

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Published inJournal of health care for the poor and underserved Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 842 - 856
Main Authors Tumwebaze, Joel, Molnar, Joseph J, Thornton, Kate, Brown, Onikia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Johns Hopkins University Press 01.05.2022
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Summary:We studied the usefulness of home gardening in improving food security and health. One hundred participants were randomized into the control and intervention group of which the intervention group received training in home gardening. Results showed that the percentage of participants with normal body mass index decreased from 24.4% to 20% in the control group whereas it remained unchanged in the intervention group. The number of participants in the very low food security category decreased from 66% (n=33) to 54% (n=27) in the intervention group whereas it increased from 68.8% (n=33) to 70.8% (n=34) in the control group. Results from the present study may be used to guide policymakers in designing or modifying home gardening interventions.
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ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2022.0067