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| Title |
Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance
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| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-9-78 |
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| Authors |
Marinka van der Hoeven, Jennifer Osei, Minrie Greeff, Annamarie Kruger, Mieke Faber, Cornelius M Smuts |
| Abstract |
The dietary shift from indigenous and traditional plants (ITPs) to cash crops and exotic plant food sources increases the risk of malnutrition and other nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, especially in poor rural communities. Farm communities in South Africa have been associated with poor nutritional status and extreme poverty. ITPs have been found to be affordable sources of several micronutrients. However, knowledge of and the use of these plants are declining, and little is known about the child's acceptance of dishes prepared with ITPs. This knowledge can be used to improve the general acceptance of ITPs. This study aimed to gain insight into parents' knowledge and perceptions and their use of ITPs in a farming community in the North West Province and to assess children's acceptance of and preference for dishes made with African leafy vegetables (ALVs) and Swiss chard. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 203 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 199 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 14% |
| Researcher | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 37 | 18% |
| Unknown | 45 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 59 | 29% |
| Environmental Science | 21 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 45 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2013.
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