Effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rain on dietary adequacy and household food security in rural areas of Kenya

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  M'Kaibi, Florence K ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^b,e   Ochola, Sophie ^c   Du Plessis, Lisanne ^d  

^a Kenya Science Teachers College   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Dietary adequacy; Dietary intake; Household food security; Kenya

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER SUPPLY;

BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84929616652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1755-9     Document Type: Article

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