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Out‐of‐home reported foods in rural Kenya: A comparison of children’s and mother’s recall
Author(s) -
Gewa Constance Awuor,
Murphy Suzanne P.,
Neumann Charlotte G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a181
Subject(s) - economic shortage , medicine , winter season , nutrient , wet season , vitamin , environmental health , zoology , toxicology , demography , biology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , climatology , government (linguistics) , sociology , geology
This study compared performance of the 24‐hr recall in estimating out‐of‐home foods consumed by school children in rural Kenya. 24‐hr recalls were administered to the mothers/ caretakers of the school children, and out‐of‐home food intake recalls were administered to the school children in the mothers’ absence. Two sets of interviews were carried out to capture seasonal variations: May–August 2000 when the study area experienced food shortages as result of failed long rains, and February 2001 when the area enjoyed harvests from the short rains. The most common out‐of‐home food groups were fruits (wild fruits), starches and sweets (sugarcane & candy) in the 1st season; and fruits (ripe mangoes) and starches in the 2nd season. The 1st season’s mean daily intake of energy, vitamins A and C were 1115 Kcal, 326 RE and 61 mg, of which 21, 27 and 48% came from out‐of‐home. The 2nd season’s mean daily intake of energy, vitamins A and C were 1499 Kcal, 1104 RE and 190 mg, of which 21, 42 and 45% came from out‐of‐home. 24‐hr recall missed significant amounts of out‐of‐home foods: >90% of fruit, starches and sweets in the 1st season and 43% of fruits and starches in the 2nd season. It also missed out significant amounts of daily energy and vitamins A and C: 19, 25 and 47% respectively in the 1st season and 16, 37 and 39% respectively in the 2nd season. Thus sizeable amounts of nutrients were missing from the mothers’ estimates of children’s daily intake. Supported by GL/CRSP, USAID grant # DAN‐1328‐G‐00‐0046‐00 119‐18. (Character count for body of the abstract = 1220 excluding spaces; max allowable =1220)