DDBIO EVALUATION KENYA- HEALTH AND NUTRITION

d1. What makes a child grow well? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Eating sufficient amounts of foods	380	37.66
02	Eating lots of different kinds of foods	461	45.69
03	Child does not get sick often	157	15.56
97	Do not know	11	1.09
	Overall	1,009	100.00

d2a. Have you ever heard of Vitamin A? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	79	12.42
01	Yes	557	87.58
	Overall	636	100.00

d3. Why is Vitamin A important for us? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Prevent diseases	259	32.01
02	Protects the eyes	100	12.36
03	Proper growth	255	31.52
04	Brain development	55	6.80
95	Other	32	3.96
97	Do not know	108	13.35
	Overall	809	100.00

d4. What are the examples of foods rich in Vitamin A. [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Amaranth Leaves (Mchicha)	52	4.27
02	Beans	103	8.46
04	Butter	1	0.08
05	Carrots	72	5.91
06	Cashew Nut	1	0.08
07	Cassava	14	1.15
09	Cerevita	1	0.08
10	Chicken	1	0.08
11	Chilies	1	0.08
12	Coconut Milk or Oil, Ghee	4	0.33
13	Cod Liver Oil	1	0.08
14	Crab	1	0.08
15	Dark Green Leaves	81	6.65
16	Eggs with Yolk	70	5.75
18	Infant Formula (Fortified)	2	0.16
19	Lentils	2	0.16
20	Liver from any Animal or Bird or Fish	14	1.15
21	Maize	27	2.22
22	Mango	93	7.64
23	Meat	63	5.17
24	Milk or Milk Product (Cheese, Yoghurt)	33	2.71
25	Millet	1	0.08
26	Orange Squash	43	3.53
27	Pawpaw	87	7.14
28	Peas	1	0.08
29	Prawn	1	0.08
30	Pumpkin	54	4.43
31	Pumpkin Leaves	10	0.82
33	Rice	10	0.82
34	Sorghum	6	0.49
35	Sukumawiki (Kale)	38	3.12
36	Sweetpotato	148	12.15
37	Sweetpotato Leaves	5	0.41
38	Vitamin A Fortified Margarine	3	0.25
39	Weetabix	1	0.08
40	Wheat	6	0.49
95	Other	64	5.25
97	Do not know	103	8.46
	Overall	1,218	100.00

d5. What was your most important source of information on Vitamin A rich foods? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Radio, programme in local language	3	0.54
02	Radio, programme in english	1	0.18
04	Community health worker/health extensionist	99	17.77
05	Health unit	278	49.91
06	Local leader	1	0.18
07	Female friend	6	1.08
09	Female relative	1	0.18
11	Sign in the market/elsewhere	1	0.18
12	Religious leader	2	0.36
13	School	121	21.72
14	DDBIO/WFP Project	33	5.92
95	Other	11	1.97
	Overall	557	100.00

d6. Last month, how many times did you listen to the radio? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Every day	243	38.21
02	3 to 4 times per week	38	5.97
03	1-2 times per week	29	4.56
04	Irregularly	131	20.60
99	Did not listen to Radio	195	30.66
	Overall	636	100.00

d7. Did you hear anything about OFSP on the radio during the past year (2022)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	339	76.87
01	Yes	96	21.77
99	Not Applicable- never listen to radio	6	1.36
	Overall	441	100.00

d8. Did you watch anything about OFSP on the TV during the past year (2022)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	426	66.98
01	Yes	70	11.01
99	Not Applicable- never watch television	140	22.01
	Overall	636	100.00

d9. When a baby is born, is it good or bad to give the first milk (the colostrum)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Bad	7	1.10
02	Good	617	97.01
97	Do not know	12	1.89
	Overall	636	100.00

d10. When a mother is healthy, how do the nurses recommend that she breastfeed the infant? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Breastfeed exclusively in first 6 months (no food, no water)	600	94.34
02	Breastfeed but also give food or water in first 6 months	20	3.14
97	Do not know	16	2.52
	Overall	636	100.00

d15. How many times should a breastfed child 6-8 months old be fed porridge or other foods per day? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 2 times	12	1.89
02	2 times exactly	81	12.74
03	2-3 times	72	11.32
04	3 times exactly	196	30.82
05	3-4 times	70	11.01
06	4 times exactly	93	14.62
07	4-5 times	46	7.23
08	5 times or more	51	8.02
97	Do not know	15	2.36
	Overall	636	100.00

d16. How many times should a 1 year old breastfed child be fed other foods per day? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 2 times	6	0.94
02	2 times exactly	20	3.14
03	2-3 times	31	4.87
04	3 times exactly	148	23.27
05	3-4 times	110	17.30
06	4 times exactly	139	21.86
07	4-5 times	91	14.31
08	5 times or more	72	11.32
97	Do not know	19	2.99
	Overall	636	100.00

d17a. Do you know the three key food groups? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	267	41.98
01	Yes	369	58.02
	Overall	636	100.00

d17b. What are the three key food groups? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Energy-giving foods	313	34.62
02	Body-building foods	301	33.30
03	Protective foods	290	32.08
	Overall	904	100.00

d18. What are the main energy giving food sources? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cereals (maize, millet, sorghum, ..), sweetpotatoes, cassava	254	57.47
02	Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP)	19	4.30
03	Fat (margarines, vegetable oils, butter, etc.)	9	2.04
04	Beans, groundnuts	44	9.95
05	Eggs, milk, meat and fish	69	15.61
06	Fruits and vegetables	35	7.92
95	Other	5	1.13
97	Do not know	7	1.58
	Overall	442	100.00

d19. What are the main body building foods? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cereals (maize, millet, sorghum, ..), sweetpotatoes, cassava	74	16.12
02	Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP)	15	3.27
03	Fat (margarines, vegetable oils, butter, etc.)	7	1.53
04	Beans, groundnuts	127	27.67
05	Eggs, milk, meat and fish	188	40.96
06	Fruits and vegetables	33	7.19
95	Other	2	0.44
97	Do not know	13	2.83
	Overall	459	100.00

d20. What are the main protective foods, helping to prevent disease? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cereals (maize, millet, sorghum, ..), sweetpotatoes, cassava	16	4.32
02	Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP)	28	7.57
03	Fat (margarines, vegetable oils, butter, etc.)	5	1.35
04	Beans, groundnuts	12	3.24
05	Eggs, milk, meat and fish	48	12.97
06	Fruits and vegetables	255	68.92
95	Other	1	0.27
97	Do not know	5	1.35
	Overall	370	100.00