Dietary Diversity Tools and Factors Affecting Dietary Patterns in Kolli Hills, India

• Author / Creator

  Huang, Tian

• The first part of this study is a narrative literature review to provide an overview of the methods used to assess dietary diversity. The second part of this study is a case study to explore the factors affecting dietary diversity as well as the perceptions of a kitchen garden intervention in improving dietary diversity in Kolli Hills, India. An ethnographic approach was used for the case study. Data collection methods included participant observation, focus group discussions and individual interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify key patterns in all three data sources. As suggested by the literature review, dietary diversity is a good proxy indicator for nutrient adequacy and various health outcomes. The case study of Kolli Hills suggests that there has been a decrease in dietary diversity from 25-30 years ago to today. The kitchen garden intervention has increased the access to a variety of vegetables.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Tools
  • Kolli Hills
  • Dietary patterns
  • Dietary diversity

• Graduation date

  Fall 2014

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3P26QB82

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.