Fortification of Vegetable oil and Sugar with Vitamin A in Uganda

how to target other micronutrient interventions to people not likely to be reached or
adequately affected by fortification efforts. These important issues influence health and
nutrition program design and policy-making.
The HIES data also allow us to investigate household characteristics affected by
fortification. Figure 2.4 provides expenditure data for only rural poor households. The
data show that sugar and oil are purchased by 40 and 41 percent of all rural-poor
households, respectively, making them the preferred fortification vehicles, relative to
maize and bread, which only 24 and 3 percent of rural-poor households purchase. Figure
2.5 shows that if we consider fortifying sugar and oil, the number of households reached
increases to 57 percent. This is important information for public health policy makers.
45%
40%
40%
41%
90%
80%
35%
70%
30%
60%
57%
25%
24%
50%
20%
40%
40%
41%
15%
30%
10%
20%
5%
3%
10%
0%
Sugar Oil Maize Bread
Figure 2.4: Percentage of rural households
purchasing the major potential food
fortification vehicles in Uganda.
0%
Sugar Oil Sugar & Oil
Figure 2.5: Percentage of rural households
purchasing either sugar or oil or in
combination in Uganda.
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