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Food fortification knowledge in women of child-bearing age at Nkowankowa township in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Motadi, Selekane Ananias Mbhatsani, Vanessa Shilote, Kulani O.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	BACKGROUND Globally, there is evidence that three micronutrients deficiencies are of public health concern among children. They are vitamin A, iodine and iron deficiencies. Communities particularly affected are those in situations where poverty, unemployment, civil unrest, war and exploitation remain endemic. Malnutrition is an impediment to productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It is estimated that 32% of the global burden would be removed by eliminating malnutrition, including micronutrients deficiencies. SETTING The study was carried out in NkowaNkowa township of Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. AIM The main objective was to determine the women's knowledge on food fortification. METHODS The study design was descriptive. The snowballing method was used to identify women of child-bearing age. Data were collected from 120 participants using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic, general questions on women's knowledge on food fortification. The questionnaire was administered by the researcher using the local language Xitsonga. RESULTS The findings of the study revealed that a majority of 204 (57.0%) of the participants were able to define food fortification correctly while 257 (72.0%) of the participants knew which foods are fortified as well as the benefits of a food fortification programme. The majority (252 [70.0%]) of the participants knew that maize meal is one of the food vehicle used for fortification in South Africa. CONCLUSION Most of the questions were answered correctly by more than 50.0% of the participants. The researcher deduced that the study participants are knowledgeable about food fortification based on the response given in relation to the programme.
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DOI	10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.922
PubMed reference number	27542291
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	8
Journal	African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/download/922/1777
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.922
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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