The main purpose of this observational study is to determine the effect of nutrition education on the knowledge and behaviour of households towards the consumption of green leafy vegetables, legumes and vitamin C-rich fruits and its influence on haemoglobin levels of (households) mothers, fathers and children. The questions it aimed to answer are: * What is the effect of nutrition education on knowledge, attitude and practice towards the consumption of green leafy vegetables and legumes among households in Ayawso Central Municipality? * What are the consumption patterns of green leafy vegetables, legumes and vitamin C -rich fruits among households in Ayawso Central Municipality? * What is the iron, β-carotene, vitamin C and antinutritional contents of the commonly consumed green leafy vegetables and legumes in Ayawso Central Municipality? * Is iron bioaccessible in the commonly consumed green leafy vegetables and legumes in Ayawso Central Municipality? * What is the haemoglobin level of participants at baseline and end line in Ayawso Central Municipality? The study will address knowledge, attitude and the low intake of these nutrient-rich foods and the high prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia/ anaemia among women, children and men through nutrition education and also examine the iron content and iron bioaccessibility in the indigenous green leafy vegetables and legumes that participants consume. Participants are aware of indigenous green leafy vegetables, legumes and vitamin C-rich fruits in their environment; however, they do not consume them frequently. They will answer questions on knowledge, attitude and practices towards these foods during the six months study and have their haemoglobin levels determine.
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Change in mean Nutritional Knowledge from baseline to endline
Timeframe: From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Change in mean Nutritional Attitude will be measuered from baseline to end line 6 months
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months
Change in mean will be measured for Nutritional Practice from baseline to end line at 6 months
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months
Differences in the mean of chemical compositions of the indigenous green leafy vegetables and legumes will be measured during the study
Timeframe: This will be done at the end of the nutrition education intervention at 6 months