Household nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices associated with consumption of wild fruits and vegetables in Acholi Sub-region of Northern Uganda.

Abstract

Rural households mostly utilise wild fruits and vegetables as a supplement to household nutritional needs during lean seasons. However, nutritional benefits derived from a given food are influenced by nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) employed in their utilisation. The study assessed nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices associated with wild fruits and vegetables consumption in Acholi Sub-region of Uganda. Individual household questionnaire was used to collect data from 192 households. Results indicate that there was a low level of nutritional knowledge (48%), good attitude (60%) and poor practices (29%). There was no significant difference between men and women as well as between districts in terms of KAP. The determinants of good nutritional knowledge (nutrition training and age), attitude (age of respondents) were identified as the possible routes through which KAP associated with wild fruits and vegetables consumption can be improved to enhance their contribution to household nutrition.