ABSTRACT

This study assessed effects and drivers of mother–child pair participation in agriculture-nutrition-health linkage projects. Data were collected from 2,271 households in Kenya. Three categories of participation regime were defined: none, partial and full participation. Bivariate analyses and multinomial-logit regression were used to assess the effects and drivers of participation, respectively. Results found higher diet quality and consumption of vitamin A foods, and more frequent visits to ante-natal clinics, among full participants. Regression results showed that partial and full participation decreased with the caregivers’ age, de-incentivisation of community health workers and health facility linkage, but increased with dependency ratio and wealth.

摘要

本研究评估了母子对参与农业-营养-健康联系项目的影响和驱动因素。数据来自肯尼亚的 2,271 个家庭。定义了三类参与机制：无参与、部分参与和完全参与。双变量分析和多项 logit 回归分别用于评估参与的影响和驱动因素。结果发现，全部参与者的饮食质量和维生素 A 食物消费量更高，并且更频繁地访问产前诊所。回归结果表明，部分和完全参与随着照顾者的年龄、社区卫生工作者的去激励和卫生设施的联系而下降，但随着抚养比和财富的增加而增加。