Barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among rural Indian women of reproductive age
Barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among rural Indian women of reproductive age
Background: Micronutrient insufficiencies are a serious public health problem among women of reproductive age in Low and Middle Income Countries including India, adversely affecting maternal health and economic productivity, and child growth and educational outcomes. Fruit and vegetables are important sources of micronutrients and consumption of these foods is less than recommendations.
Objective: To identify perceived barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among women of reproductive age living in rural communities in Eastern Maharashtra, India.
Methods: We used qualitative methods and held 9 focus group discussions and 12 one to one interviews. The data collection was stopped when no new information emerged. We used inductive thematic coding to analyse the data. Women aged 18-40 years were recruited from eight villages surrounding the city of Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Results: Women knew that fruit and vegetables were beneficial to health and expressed that they wanted to increase intakes of these foods for themselves and their children. Seven main themes were identified as being barriers or facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption: 1) Personal factors; 2) Household dynamics; 3) Social and Cultural Norms; 4) Workload; 5) Time pressures; 6) Environmental Factors; 7) Cost.
Conclusions: Rural Indian women consumed fruit and vegetables infrequently and said they would like to consume more. Several potentially modifiable factors affecting intakes were identified. Value chain analyses of fruit and vegetables in these communities are important to identify opportunities to intervene to increase consumption.
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April 2019
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Rengalakshmi, R.
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Kehoe, Sarah, Dhurde, Varsha, Bhaise, Shilpa, Kale, Rashmi, Kumaran, Kalyanaraman, Gelli, Aulo, Rengalakshmi, R., Lawrence, Wendy, Bloom, Ilse, Sahariah, Sirazul A., Potdar, Ramesh D. and Fall, Caroline
(2019)
Barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among rural Indian women of reproductive age.
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 40 (1), .
(doi:10.1177/0379572118816459).
Abstract
Background: Micronutrient insufficiencies are a serious public health problem among women of reproductive age in Low and Middle Income Countries including India, adversely affecting maternal health and economic productivity, and child growth and educational outcomes. Fruit and vegetables are important sources of micronutrients and consumption of these foods is less than recommendations.
Objective: To identify perceived barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption among women of reproductive age living in rural communities in Eastern Maharashtra, India.
Methods: We used qualitative methods and held 9 focus group discussions and 12 one to one interviews. The data collection was stopped when no new information emerged. We used inductive thematic coding to analyse the data. Women aged 18-40 years were recruited from eight villages surrounding the city of Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Results: Women knew that fruit and vegetables were beneficial to health and expressed that they wanted to increase intakes of these foods for themselves and their children. Seven main themes were identified as being barriers or facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption: 1) Personal factors; 2) Household dynamics; 3) Social and Cultural Norms; 4) Workload; 5) Time pressures; 6) Environmental Factors; 7) Cost.
Conclusions: Rural Indian women consumed fruit and vegetables infrequently and said they would like to consume more. Several potentially modifiable factors affecting intakes were identified. Value chain analyses of fruit and vegetables in these communities are important to identify opportunities to intervene to increase consumption.
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SKehoe Barriers FNB accepted 7-11-18
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 November 2018
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