TABLE 4.
Apparent household intake of bouillon, and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of study participants1 (n = 84)
| Variable | Value2 |
|---|---|
| Apparent household intake of bouillon3 | |
| Apparent household intake of bouillon, g/d | 19.7 (11.0, 25.2) |
| Apparent intake of bouillon by individuals, g/capita/d | 1.68 (0.90, 2.86) |
| Apparent intake of bouillon by individuals, g/AME/d | 2.29 (1.29, 3.90) |
| Apparent intake of bouillon by WRA, g/d | 2.03 (1.05, 3.20) |
| Apparent intake of bouillon by children 2-5y, g/d | 0.83 (0.47, 1.37) |
| Bouillon knowledge, attitudes, and practices | |
| Household has ever cooked with bouillon | 84 (100) |
| How often do you cook with bouillon? | |
| At least twice per day | 78 (92.9) |
| Once per day | 5 (6.0) |
| 4 – 6 times per week | 1 (1.2) |
| Flavor of bouillon cooked with most often | |
| Shrimp | 83 (98.8) |
| Other (beef, chicken, vegetable, etc.) | 1 (1.2) |
| Type of bouillon cooked with most often4 | |
| 10 g cube | 39 (46.4) |
| 12 g cube | 45 (53.6) |
| Other (powder, liquid) | 0 (0) |
| Frequency of bouillon purchasing (interval of days between purchasing) | 21 (7, 30) |
| Person responsible for providing money to purchase bouillon | |
| Head of household | 27 (32.1) |
| Study participant | 55 (65.5) |
| Other | 2 (2.4) |
| To what extent is it up to you to add bouillon to the dishes that you typically cook with bouillon? | |
| Completely or mostly up to me | 52 (61.9) |
| Both up to others and up to me | 32 (38.1) |
| Completely or mostly up to others | 0 (0) |
1
AME, adult male equivalent. WRA, women of reproductive age.
2
Values median (IQR) or n (%).
3
Household intake and apparent intake estimated using a 30-day household questionnaire, based on the Fortification Assessment Coverage Tool [27]. Apparent intake of bouillon by WRA and children 2-5y (g/d) was calculated using the AME method as follows: (age/sex-specific AME)/(total household AME) x apparent household intake of bouillon (g/d).
4
Commercial bouillon cubes are available as either 10 g or 12 g cubes, depending on the producer. Bouillon cubes provided by the present acceptability study were 10 g.