Home Gardens Contribute Significantly to Dietary Diversity in HIV/Aids Afflicted Households in Rural Ghana

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5178786
AutoresSusana Akrofi (Plant Genetics Resources Research Institute-CSIR , P.O. Box 7, Bunso, E/R Ghana), Inge D Brouwer (0000-0002-2554-7227, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen, The Netherlands), L L Price (0000-0001-9478-3488, Wageningen University & Research), Paul C Struik (0000-0003-2196-547X, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University , Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Año2010
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas125-134
Fecha de publicación2010-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
EditorialKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2010.11906303
OpenAlexW1537702623
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas9

The study assessed the biodiversity in home gardens and evaluated its contribution to dietary diversity among HIV-positive and HIV-negative rural households in Eastern Region, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey of 32 HIVpositive and 48 HIV-negative households was conducted. Plant species cultivated in the home garden of each household and their abundance were documented. Shannon-Wiener index was estimated for each home garden. A dietary diversity score (DDS = a count of food groups consumed) was determined with DDS (+HG) and without DDS (-HG) home garden products for each household using a 24-hour qualitative dietary recall. HIV-positive and HIVnegative households were compared using Student’s t- tests and Fisher’s exact tests. HIV-positive households showed a significantly higher DDS (+HG) than HIV-negative households (6.8 vs. 6.0). The DDS (-HG) did not differ between groups but there was a significant difference between DDS (+HG) and DDS (-HG) within groups. A higher DDS in HIV-positive households was not associated with a higher Shannon-Wiener index. The contribution of food items from home gardens to DDS was significantly higher in HIV-positive (14.9%) than in HIV-negative households (9.1%). Home gardens contribute significantly to dietary diversity in HIV-positive rural households, although no significant change in plant species diversity was observed compared to HIV-negative households

Agriculture · Biology · Dietary diversity · Diversity index · Environmental health · Food security · Forest gardening · Geography · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Ecology