From: Integrated agriculture programs to address malnutrition in northern Malawi
Basic themes identified | Organizing themes | Frequency in transcripts | Participants who mentioned theme (n = 67) |
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1. Appropriate gender roles for women and men 2. Tamed husbands 3. Love potion 4. Community disapproval of certain gender roles | • Social constructions of appropriate gender roles in child care | 126 times | 57 (85%) |
1. Women’s enhanced control over resources 2. Improved understanding of gender relations | • Improved intra-household gender relations | 103 times | 53 (79%) |
1. Increased legume consumption and dietary diversity 2. Improved knowledge about nutrition 3. The frequency of feeding different food groups | • Improved child care and feeding practices | 134 times | 61 (91%) |
1. Co-learning involving all partners 2. A sense of local ownership of project 3. Intergenerational transfer of knowledge on local foods | • Community involvement and ownership of nutritional interventions | 97 times | 49 (73%) |