Characterizing Urban Home Gardening and Associated Factors to Shape Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Non-Farmers in Thailand

Sirinya Phulkerd, Sasinee Thapsuwan, Rossarin Soottipong Gray and Aphichat Chamratrithirong
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Sirinya Phulkerd: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Sasinee Thapsuwan: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Rossarin Soottipong Gray: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Aphichat Chamratrithirong: Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between home gardening and sufficient fruit and vegetable (FV) intake among non-farmers in Thailand, and examine the influence of socio-demographic characteristics and other associated factors on home gardening among non-farmers in urban areas. Data were collected by a cross-sectional survey of a sample of Thai non-farmers ( N = 5634). Information on self-reported home gardening, FV intake, health-related behaviors, and socio-demographic characteristics was collected via questionnaire. The findings show that home gardening is significantly associated with sufficient FV intake among non-farmers ( p < 0.001). Within the non-farmer group who lived in urban areas, 9% gardened FV at home. Home gardening was significantly associated with socio-demographic characteristics (sex, age and occupation), physical activity, fear of pesticide contamination of FV, and FV safety awareness among the urban non-farmers. Respondents who were female, in the middle-adulthood group, practiced regular physical activity, feared pesticide contamination, and had high awareness of FV safety had the highest probability of gardening at home ( p < 0.05, p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively). The Thai government should pay more attention to factors that influence urban home gardening by providing support, building local capacity, and implementing effective interventions with the urban population.

Keywords: urbanization; home gardening; fruit and vegetable intake; lifestyle behaviors; diet; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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