Vitamin A and iron consumption and the role of indigenous vegetables: a household level analysis in the Philippines

Weinberger, Katinka; Qaim, Matin; Ecker, Olivier; Hönicke, Mireille

Vitamin A and iron consumption and the role of indigenous vegetables: a household level analysis in the Philippines

dc.contributor.author	Weinberger, Katinka	de
dc.contributor.author	Qaim, Matin	de
dc.contributor.author	Ecker, Olivier	de
dc.contributor.author	Hönicke, Mireille	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-08T08:40:12Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-08T08:40:12Z
dc.date.created	2008-03-18
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.description.abstract	Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many regions of the developing world. Severe vitamin A and iron deficiencies are of particular concern due to their high prevalence and their serious, multiple health effects on humans. This paper examines dietary patterns and nutrient intakes, as well as their socioeconomic determinants among households in the Philippines. Since promotion of indigenous vegetables is often considered as an avenue to reduce micronutrient malnutrition, special emphasis is placed on analyzing the contribution of this particular food group to household vitamin A and iron intakes. We use a sample consisting of 172 resource-poor households located in peri-urban areas of Laguna Province. A 24-hour food consumption recall allows for detailed, meal-specific examination of diets. Results of the dietary analysis suggest that fish is of major importance for vitamin A and iron intakes. But also vegetables, and especially indigenous vegetables, play an essential role for balanced household diets. In order to determine socioeconomic factors influencing vitamin A and iron intakes, we employ an econometric model, which shows that deficiencies are strongly associated with low household incomes and poverty. Thus, poverty alleviation will help reduce the problem of micronutrient malnutrition in the medium and long run. However, in the interim, more targeted interventions will be needed. Our results suggest that promotion of indigenous vegetables can play a role in this respect, especially among the poor, who can often not afford sufficient amounts of animal products.	en
dc.identifier.swb	293734070
dc.identifier.uri	https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5156
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-2591
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Forschung zur Entwicklungsökonomie und -politik / Research in development economics and policy; 2006,3
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	en
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	de
dc.rights.uri	http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_ubh.php
dc.subject	Micronutrient malnutrition	en
dc.subject	Vitamin A intake	en
dc.subject	Iron intake	en
dc.subject	Indigenous vegetables	en
dc.subject	Philippines	en
dc.subject.ddc	630
dc.subject.gnd	Philippinen	de
dc.subject.gnd	Vitamin-A-Mangel	de
dc.subject.gnd	Eisenmangel	de
dc.subject.gnd	Vitaminversorgung	de
dc.subject.gnd	Mineralstoffversorgung	de
dc.subject.gnd	Gemüseverbrauch	de
dc.subject.gnd	Gemüseversorgung	de
dc.title	Vitamin A and iron consumption and the role of indigenous vegetables: a household level analysis in the Philippines	de
dc.type.dcmi	Text	de
dc.type.dini	WorkingPaper	de
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	en
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	de
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlace	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.export.bibtex	@techreport{Weinberger2006, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5156}, author = {Weinberger, Katinka and Qaim, Matin and Ecker, Olivier et al.}, title = {Vitamin A and iron consumption and the role of indigenous vegetables: a household level analysis in the Philippines}, year = {2006}, school = {Universität Hohenheim}, series = {Forschung zur Entwicklungsökonomie und -politik / Research in development economics and policy}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthor	Weinberger, Katinka and Qaim, Matin and Ecker, Olivier et al.
local.export.bibtexKey	Weinberger2006
local.export.bibtexType	@techreport
local.faculty.number	2	de
local.institute.number	490	de
local.opus.number	259
local.series.issueNumber	2006,3
local.series.title	Forschung zur Entwicklungsökonomie und -politik / Research in development economics and policy
local.university	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.university.faculty	Faculty of Agricultural Sciences	en
local.university.faculty	Fakultät Agrarwissenschaften	de
local.university.institute	Institute for Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics	en
local.university.institute	Institut für Agrar- und Sozialökonomie in den Tropen und Subtropen	de

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