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ArticleNutrients2025

Promoting Local Development and Food Literacy in a Rural Angolan Community.

Sofia Campos, Joana Andrade, Eduardo Santos, Inês Figueiredo, Vitor Martins, Eugénia Matos, Ana Paula Cardoso, Manuela Ferreira

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Sofia CamposHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Health School of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4696-3537
Joana AndradeUnidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, E.P.E, 3504-509 Viseu, Portugal.
Eduardo SantosHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Health School of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0557-2377
Inês FigueiredoUnidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, E.P.E, 3504-509 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5136-0952
Vitor MartinsUnidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, E.P.E, 3504-509 Viseu, Portugal.
Eugénia MatosUnidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2729-7767
Ana Paula CardosoHigher School of Education of Viseu, Ci&DEI, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5062-4098
Manuela FerreiraHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Health School of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8452-2222

Funding

Co-funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e 308 a Tecnologia (FCT) and the Aga Khan Development Network FCT AGA-KHAN / 541650637 / 2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesIn Angola, malnutrition contributes each year to the deaths of an estimated 42,000 to 76,000 children under the age of 5. Addressing this issue must stand as a priority and requires providing local residents with access not only to nutritious food but also to adequate and accurate information in order to facilitate informed dietary choices. As part of the "Seigungo-Health, Education and Quality of Maternal and Child Life in Gungo project", a nutrition-focused study was conducted in Gungo, Angola to evaluate the effectiveness of a training model designed to enhance food literacy among residents.

methodsData were collected using a 14-item questionnaire developed to assess various key domains of food literacy: information seeking and access; comprehension and thematic knowledge; critical evaluation of information and behaviour; practical application and sound decision-making.

resultsThirty trainees took part in the study, of which 60% were men, with a mean age of 45.6 years. The majority were single (53.3%) and had completed six years of formal education (26.7%). Before attending the training program, 86.7% of the participants demonstrated inadequate or problematic food literacy. Following the intervention, the proportion of participants with adequate food literacy increased significantly from 13.3% to 73.3% (

conclusionsThe training program had a statistically significant impact on improving food literacy.

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Health LiteracyHealth PromotionRural PopulationAdultAngolaFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnairesfood knowledgehealth professionalstraining model

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