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Factors that predict caregivers intention to feed pearl Millet to rural school aged children in Kongwa District, Tanzania
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020) Chande, Monica Alex
Iron and zinc deficiencies are among the public health concern in school children in developing countries. This study investigated factors that predict the intention of caregivers to feed pearl millet to school children in Kongwa district. A cross-sectional study was carried whereas 128 caregivers of school children aged 5 – 12 years were interviewed on the construct based on the combined model of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Health Behaviour (HBM). Correlations and multiple linear regressions were performed to measure association between constructs and to identify predictive constructs. Mann-Whitney were used for score comparison. Knowledge about pearl millet and it’s relation to health (β = 0.536, P = 0.000) was strong predictor of health behaviour identity. Health behaviour identity (β= 0.336, P = 0.000) was significantly predicted intention. Cues to action as an external factors seemed to be the best predictor for intention to feed pearl millet standardized (β = 0.231, P = 0.023). Finally, intention was significantly predicted behaviour (β = 0.774, p = 0.044). We found that caregivers had the intention to feed pearl millet to their children and which can be increased by; increasing knowledge on iron, zinc and pearl millet to caregivers by providing various community trainings in order to increase influence on the decision of caregivers pearl millet to their school going children.