MAAIF UMFSNP- AWARENESS OF FOOD SECURITY, CROPS, SANITATION, DIET DIVERSITY AND HEALTH PRACTICES

Description	Results
Interview period	19-Nov-2023 to 18-Dec-2023
Total number of Respondents	1,363 (Male:238 Female:1,125)
Number of Districts	11
b1.5b. Number of meetings a respondent participated in during the last 2 years on cultivation of nutrient rich crops, cooking demonstration, better food habits	Avg: 11 Min: 1 Max: 566

b1.1. Have you heard of the Food Security and Nutrition Project (UMFSNP) [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	86	6.41
01	Yes	1,256	93.59
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.2a. Have you heard or participated in any program in this village that is promoting agriculture and nutrition in the last five years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	200	14.90
01	Yes	1,142	85.10
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.3. Are you aware about any vegetable gardening work in any of the school(s) that a child from this household is attending? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	39	3.98
01	Yes	935	95.51
99	Not Applicable	5	0.51
	Overall	979	100.00

b1.4a. Have you heard of any Parents Group in the school(s) that a child from this home is attending established for improving child nutrition? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	62	6.33
01	Yes	914	93.36
99	Not Applicable	3	0.31
	Overall	979	100.00

b1.4b. Are you a member of the Parent Group in any of the schools your children attends? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	141	15.43
01	Yes	772	84.46
99	Not Applicable	1	0.11
	Overall	914	100.00

b1.4c. Did you participate in any Parent Group training in the last 7 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	31	4.01
01	Yes	741	95.86
99	Not Applicable	1	0.13
	Overall	773	100.00

b1.5a. Are you or any member of your household participating in nutrition forum where people discuss cultivation of nutrient rich crops, cooking demonstration, better food habits etc.? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	216	16.10
01	Yes	1,126	83.90
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.6. Have you heard of any LEAD Farmer in your community? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	107	7.97
01	Yes	1,235	92.03
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.7. Have you ever visited any model farm/demonstration plot managed by a school or a LEAD farmer? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	239	17.81
01	Yes	1,103	82.19
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.8. Have you ever attended any community session by the Village Health Team (VHT) in the last 2 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	169	12.59
01	Yes	1,173	87.41
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b1.9. Has any child of your household received deworming tablets from the school in the last 7 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	69	7.05
01	Yes	861	87.95
97	Do not know	48	4.90
99	Not Applicable	1	0.10
	Overall	979	100.00

b1.10. Has any girl from your household ever received weekly iron folic acid tablets? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	618	46.05
01	Yes	533	39.72
97	Do not know	120	8.94
99	Not Applicable	71	5.29
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b2.1a. Have you or someone in your household received information or been encouraged to increase your cultivation of any crops in the last 7 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	115	8.57
01	Yes	1,227	91.43
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b2.1b. If yes, which crops did you receive information for in past 7 years? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Black beans	426	8.47
02	Orange fleahed sweet potato	756	15.03
03	Amaranth (for leaves or gain)	356	7.08
04	Pumpkin	425	8.45
05	Carrot	224	4.45
06	Mushrooms	56	1.11
07	Avocado	213	4.23
08	Pawpaw	242	4.81
09	Cabbages	346	6.88
10	Tomatoes	289	5.75
11	Spinach	187	3.72
12	Egg plants	546	10.85
13	Sukuma wiki	333	6.62
14	Nakati	249	4.95
15	Blacknight shade	109	2.17
16	Okra	119	2.37
95	Other	154	3.06
	Overall	5,030	100.00

b2.3. Who or what was your source of information or encouragement on any of the crops you received information about or increased cultivation in last 7 years? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	1,064	43.08
02	Governmental staff	424	17.17
03	Non-governmental staff	102	4.13
04	Demonstration garden	134	5.43
05	Local community group or parent group	191	7.73
06	Local leader	114	4.62
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	66	2.67
08	Radio, TV	188	7.61
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	19	0.77
10	School going child	71	2.87
11	School teacher	80	3.24
95	Other	17	0.69
	Overall	2,470	100.00

b2.4a. Have you or a member of your household increased cultivation of a specific crop or crops as a result of this information or encouragement? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	59	4.81
01	Yes	1,168	95.19
	Overall	1,227	100.00

b2.4b. Who decided whether or not to make a change to increase crop cultivation [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	509	41.48
02	Spouse	189	15.40
03	Household head and Spouse jointly	446	36.35
04	Adult Child	4	0.33
05	Household head and adult children jointly	34	2.77
06	Spouse and adult children jointly	1	0.08
07	Household head, spouse and adult children jointly	31	2.53
08	Parent	3	0.24
09	Household heads and parent jointly	8	0.65
95	Other family member	2	0.16
	Overall	1,227	100.00

b2.5a. Did you obtain any other inputs besides information to make the change to increase crop cultivation [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	352	26.23
01	Yes	990	73.77
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b2.5b. Which inputs did you obtain to increase crop cultivation [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Seed or seedlings	913	64.25
02	Fertilizer	365	25.69
03	Other agrochemicals	98	6.90
04	A loan	20	1.41
95	Others	25	1.76
	Overall	1,421	100.00

b2.6. What were your source of these input(s) to increase crop cultivation [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition staff or affiliate	815	51.29
02	Government staff	234	14.73
03	Non-governmental staff	86	5.41
04	Training course	44	2.77
05	Local community group or parent group	158	9.94
06	Local leader	66	4.15
07	Relative, neighbour, friend	40	2.52
08	Local shop	44	2.77
09	School going child	33	2.08
11	School teacher	56	3.52
95	Other	13	0.82
	Overall	1,589	100.00

b2.7. Do you plan to continue to increase your crop cultivation [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	66	4.92
01	Yes	1,276	95.08
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b3.1a. Have you or someone in your household received information or been encouraged to improve your water, sanitation, or hygiene practices in the last 7 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	84	6.26
01	Yes	1,258	93.74
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b3.1b. If yes, what information or improvements or practices did you receive on water, sanitation or hygiene in the last 7 years? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household water storage	748	13.30
02	New toilet/latrine	586	10.42
03	Tippy tap	726	12.91
04	Bath shelter	485	8.63
05	Drying rack for cooking utensils	591	10.51
06	Storage for cooking utensils	391	6.95
07	Garbage pit	474	8.43
08	Hand washing practice	633	11.26
09	Food storage practice	447	7.95
10	Boiling/treating drinking water	530	9.43
95	Other	12	0.21
	Overall	5,623	100.00

b3.2. Who or what were your source of information or encouragement in the last 7 years on water, sanitation and hygiene? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	988	36.93
02	Governmental staff	557	20.82
03	Non-governmental staff	126	4.71
04	Demonstration garden	91	3.40
05	Local community group or parent group	183	6.84
06	Local leader	166	6.21
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	65	2.43
08	Radio, TV	257	9.61
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	28	1.05
10	School going child	71	2.65
11	School teacher	72	2.69
95	Other	71	2.65
	Overall	2,675	100.00

b3.3a. Have you or a member of your household improved your water, sanitation, or hygiene practices as a result of this information or encouragement? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	23	1.83
01	Yes	1,235	98.17
	Overall	1,258	100.00

b3.3b. Who decided whether or not to make a change to improve your water, sanitation, or hygiene practices [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	441	35.71
02	Spouse	236	19.11
03	Household head and Spouse jointly	483	39.11
04	Adult Child	8	0.65
05	Household head and adult children jointly	21	1.70
06	Spouse and adult children jointly	1	0.08
07	Household head, spouse and adult children jointly	31	2.51
08	Parent	6	0.49
09	Household heads and parent jointly	5	0.40
95	Other family member	3	0.24
	Overall	1,235	100.00

b3.4a. Did you obtain any inputs besides information to make the change to improve your water, sanitation, or hygiene practices [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	711	53.90
01	Yes	608	46.10
	Overall	1,319	100.00

b3.4b. Which inputs did you obtain to improve your water, sanitation, or hygiene practices [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Soap	345	38.68
02	Materials for building	113	12.67
03	A loan	24	2.69
04	A utensil drying rack	132	14.80
05	Tippy taps	217	24.33
95	Others	61	6.84
	Overall	892	100.00

b3.5. What were your primary source of input(s) on water, sanitation and hygiene? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	428	39.93
02	Governmental staff	185	17.26
03	Non-governmental staff	103	9.61
04	Demonstration garden	44	4.10
05	Local community group or parent group	94	8.77
06	Local leader	58	5.41
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	30	2.80
08	Radio, TV	62	5.78
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	4	0.37
10	School going child	27	2.52
11	School teacher	23	2.15
95	Other	14	1.31
	Overall	1,072	100.00

b3.6. Do you plan to continue with the new water, sanitation, or hygiene practice(s)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	38	2.83
01	Yes	1,262	94.04
99	Not Applicable	42	3.13
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b4.1a. Have you or someone in your household received information or been encouraged to change how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	90	6.71
01	Yes	1,252	93.29
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b4.1b. Which changes did you make in how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Eating a greater variety of foods	1,059	19.93
02	Eating more fruits or vegetables	932	17.54
03	Exclusive breastfeeding for children under 6 months	707	13.30
04	Feeding of children during illness	627	11.80
05	Adding sprinkles to child's food	417	7.85
06	Making nutritious food	602	11.33
07	Increasing number of times a baby is fed	521	9.80
08	Increasing the number of meals to be consumed during pregnancy	446	8.39
95	Other	3	0.06
	Overall	5,314	100.00

b4.2. Who or what was your source of information or encouragement on how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	1,044	40.03
02	Governmental staff	562	21.55
03	Non-governmental staff	105	4.03
04	Demonstration garden	93	3.57
05	Local community group or parent group	176	6.75
06	Local leader	132	5.06
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	67	2.57
08	Radio, TV	235	9.01
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	24	0.92
10	School going child	60	2.30
11	School teacher	54	2.07
95	Other	56	2.15
	Overall	2,608	100.00

b4.3. Have you or a member of your household changed how you feed yourself or your family including your child as a result of this information or encouragement? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	38	3.04
01	Yes	1,214	96.96
	Overall	1,252	100.00

b4.4. Who decided whether or not to make a change in how you feed yourself or your family including your child [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	451	36.02
02	Spouse	240	19.17
03	Household head and Spouse jointly	487	38.90
04	Adult Child	6	0.48
05	Household head and adult children jointly	28	2.24
06	Spouse and adult children jointly	3	0.24
07	Household head, spouse and adult children jointly	27	2.16
08	Parent	3	0.24
09	Household heads and parent jointly	5	0.40
95	Other family member	2	0.16
	Overall	1,252	100.00

b4.5a. Did you obtain any inputs to make the change on how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	773	57.60
01	Yes	569	42.40
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b4.5b. Which inputs did you obtain on how you feed yourself or your family including your child [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Sprinkles	444	76.29
95	Other	138	23.71
	Overall	582	100.00

b4.6. Do you plan to continue this change(s) to how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	97	7.23
01	Yes	1,245	92.77
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b4.7. What was your primary source of this input(s) on how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	1,071	41.77
02	Governmental staff	516	20.12
03	Non-governmental staff	118	4.60
04	Demonstration garden	108	4.21
05	Local community group or parent group	163	6.36
06	Local leader	130	5.07
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	59	2.30
08	Radio, TV	198	7.72
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	25	0.98
10	School going child	56	2.18
11	School teacher	56	2.18
95	Other	64	2.50
	Overall	2,564	100.00

b4.8. Do you plan to continue with the change(s) on how you feed yourself or your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	54	4.02
01	Yes	1,288	95.98
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b5.1a. Have you or someone in your household received information or been encouraged to change your health practices or those of your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	69	5.14
01	Yes	1,273	94.86
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b5.b. Which changes did you receive on your health practices or those of your family including your child [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Using family planning/spacing pregnancies	1,005	16.55
02	Attending antenatal care during pregnancy	971	15.99
03	Taking iron tablets during pregnancy	825	13.58
04	Taking vitamin A in pregnancy	692	11.39
05	Delivering at a health facility	808	13.30
06	Taking child for vaccinations	703	11.58
07	Taking child for vitamin A or deworming	652	10.74
08	Covid19 related messages	395	6.50
95	Other	22	0.36
	Overall	6,073	100.00

b5.2. Who or what was your source of information or encouragement? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Food security and nutrition project staff or affiliate	905	32.25
02	Governmental staff	746	26.59
03	Non-governmental staff	155	5.52
04	Demonstration garden	89	3.17
05	Local community group or parent group	174	6.20
06	Local leader	162	5.77
07	Relative, neighbor, friend	65	2.32
08	Radio, TV	288	10.26
09	Poster, flyer, newspaper	36	1.28
10	School going child	58	2.07
11	School teacher	51	1.82
95	Other	77	2.74
	Overall	2,806	100.00

b5.3a. Have you or a member of your household changed your health practices or those of your family including your child as a result of this information or encouragement? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	27	2.12
01	Yes	1,246	97.88
	Overall	1,273	100.00

b5.3b. Who decided whether or not to make a change on your health practices or those of your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	461	36.21
02	Spouse	225	17.67
03	Household head and Spouse jointly	507	39.83
04	Adult Child	4	0.31
05	Household head and adult children jointly	33	2.59
06	Spouse and adult children jointly	5	0.39
07	Household head, spouse and adult children jointly	21	1.65
08	Parent	4	0.31
09	Household heads and parent jointly	11	0.86
95	Other family member	2	0.16
	Overall	1,273	100.00

b5.4a. Did you obtain any inputs to make the change on your health practices or those of your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	332	24.74
01	Yes	1,010	75.26
	Overall	1,342	100.00

b5.4b. Which inputs did you obtain to make the change on your health practices or those of your family including your child [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Drugs	785	50.58
02	Antenatal & child delivery suport	687	44.27
03	Loans for medical purpose	26	1.68
95	Others	54	3.48
	Overall	1,552	100.00

b5.5. What were your primary sources of input(s) on your health practices or those of your family including your child [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Community Connector staff or affiliate	431	23.34
02	Governmental staff	576	31.19
03	Non-governmental staff	69	3.74
04	Village Health Team	541	29.29
05	Local community group or parent group	87	4.71
06	Local leader	77	4.17
07	Relative, neighbour, friend	54	2.92
95	Others	12	0.65
	Overall	1,847	100.00

b5.6. Do you plan to continue this change(s) to your health practices or those of your family including your child? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	12	1.19
01	Yes	998	98.81
	Overall	1,010	100.00

b5.7. Have you observed any change in the quality of services offered by the VHT or health centers in the last 2 years? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Yes, improved	1,233	91.88
02	No, no change	88	6.56
03	Yes, deteriorated	21	1.56
	Overall	1,342	100.00