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1. Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal Approach

Author:
Colecraft, Esi; Marquis, Grace S.; Aryeetey, Richmond; Sakyi-Dawson, Owuraku; Lartey, Anna; Ahunu, Benjamin; Canacoo, Emmanuel; Butler, Lorna M.; Reddy, Manju B.; Jensen, Helen H.
Source:
Ecology of food and nutrition 2006 v.45 no.5 pp. 351-377
ISSN:
0367-0244
Subject:
nutrition knowledge,   etc   ; meat products; food beliefs; food intake; household income; households; nutritional intervention; nutrient deficiencies; agroecological zones; food prices; food availability; child development; fish; dairy products; preschool children; child nutrition; Ghana;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Micronutrient deficiencies limit child health and development. Although animal source foods (ASF) provide highly bioavailable micronutrients, Ghanaian preschoolers consume little. Participatory rapid appraisal methods identified constraints to the availability, accessibility, and utilization of ASF. Stakeholders working with or living in six communities in three agro-ecological zones reported cons ...
DOI:
10.1080/03670240600985464