Browsing by Author "Nassanga, Prossy"

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    Non-attitudinal and non-knowledge based factors constrain households from translating good nutritional knowledge and attitude to achieve the WHO recommended minimum intake level for fruits and vegetables in a developing country setting: evidence from Gulu district, Uganda
    (BMC Nutrition, 2021) Kenyi, Benjamin; Bendere, Lomira; Nassanga, Prossy; Okello, Daniel Micheal; Ongeng, Duncan
    Urban and rural inhabitants met up to 72.0 and 62.4% of the RMDIL, respectively, with absolute intake being higher among urban than rural households by 37.54 g. NK and NA were good but the intensity of NK was higher among urban respondents by 11%. RDMIL was positively correlated with NA while socio-demographic predictors of RDMIL varied with household location. FGD revealed that primary agricultural production constraints, market limitations, postharvest management limitations, health concerns, social discomfort and environmental policy restrictions were the major NANK factors that hindered achievement of the RDMIL. Conclusions: These results indicate that NANK factors constrain households from translating good NA and NK to achieve the RMDIL.
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    Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda
    (2023-05-31) Achiro, Eunice; Okidi, Lawrence; Nassanga, Prossy; Echodu, Richard; Alarakol, Simon Peter; Nassanga, Prossy; Ongeng, Duncan
    The safety of homemade weaning foods in low- and middle- income countries is of great concern as rural households have limited access to standardized commercial weaning foods. In the Acholi subregion of Uganda, complementary foods are locally produced. However, there is limited information on the Food safety knowledge (FSK), food safety attitude (FSA), and food hygiene practices (FHP) of the caregivers. This study examined food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of the caregivers of children 6– 23 months of age in Amuru and Nwoya districts, Northern Uganda, be tween March 2019 and June 2019. A cross- sectional study was conducted involving 180 caregivers. Data were collected using semi- structured questionnaires and focus group discussions and analyzed using descriptive statistics, multivariate binary logis tic regression, and thematic content analysis. Caregivers had sufficient FSK (74.1%) and positive FSA (68.1%). However, only 17.6% of them adhered to FHP. Frequency of food safety training (p = .041) and households with children who suffered from foodborne illness (p = .001) significantly predicted FSK. Conversely, both FSK and FSA were significantly predicted by gender roles in decision- making on household income (p = .006) and households with older children (p = .041). A significant positive correla tion was observed between FSK and FSA (r = .406, p = .000). However, major barriers to adherence to FHP were inadequate sanitation facilities and caregiver's workload. The overall nontranslation of sufficient FSK and positive FSA into proper FHP calls for future intervention to harness the sociodemographic factors that influence FSK and FSA and address the barriers to FHP among caregivers.