Data_Sheet_1_Drivers of Pigeon Pea Consumption Among School-Aged Children in Central Tanzania.zip

Background: Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and iron deficiencies (ID) are of major public health concern in Tanzania including among school-aged children. PEM and ID in early childhood have serious, long-term consequences because they impede motor, sensory, social and emotional development, growth retardation, poor cognitive development, learning disability of children, lowered resistance to infectious diseases, and reduced physical work capacity. The objective of this study was to elucidate the drivers of pigeon pea consumption among school-aged children in Dodoma district, Central Tanzania. Understanding these drivers would be useful in promoting pigeon pea consumption among school-aged children as one of the strategies to increase dietary protein and iron intake.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study in which data were collected using a questionnaire based on a combination of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Health Belief Model. The data were collected from caregivers (n = 138) in four villages in Kongwa district, Dodoma region, Central Tanzania. We used correlations and multiple regressions to assess associations between constructs and identify predictive constructs. Mann–Whitney U tests were used for score comparisons with a significant p-value set at

背景：蛋白质能量营养不良（PEM）和铁缺乏（ID）在坦桑尼亚是一项重大的公共卫生问题，尤其是在学龄儿童中。PEM和ID在婴幼儿期的严重、长期后果包括阻碍运动、感官、社会和情感发展、生长迟缓、认知发展不良、儿童学习障碍、降低对传染病的抵抗力以及体力工作能力下降。本研究的目的是阐明坦桑尼亚中部多多马地区 Dodoma 区学龄儿童对 pigeon pea（ pigeon pea）消费的驱动因素。理解这些驱动因素将有助于通过增加膳食蛋白质和铁的摄入量，将 pigeon pea 消费作为增加学龄儿童膳食蛋白质和铁摄入量的策略之一来推广 pigeon pea 消费。方法：本研究是一项横断面研究，数据通过基于计划行为理论和健康信念模型相结合的调查问卷进行收集。数据来自中央坦桑尼亚多多马地区 Dodoma 地区 Kongwa 区四个村庄的监护人（n = 138）。我们使用相关性和多元回归来评估结构之间的关联并确定预测结构。使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验进行评分比较，显著性 p 值设定为