@article{Rodríguez_Páez_2004, title={Bean consumption increase in an urban population through an educational Campaign.}, volume={15}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/11887}, DOI={10.15517/am.v15i3.11887}, abstractNote={<p>An evaluation of the</p><p>“Educational Campaign to Increase Bean Consumption” was</p><p>carried out in the same urban community where the Campaign</p><p>took place. Such evaluation started in October, 2001, almost</p><p>one year after the Campaign was launched in the community.</p><p>This article deals with one of the aspects studied: bean</p><p>consumption in families of mothers who were the target group</p><p>of the Campaign. The evaluation was made on a representative</p><p>sample from a population of middle-class families with school</p><p>children from the community, which included 66 families.</p><p>Results show a consumption increase of 21.4 grams of beans</p><p>per person per day (g/p/day), as compared to the consumption</p><p>found in the assessment made before the Campaign. This is a</p><p>significant increase, placing consumption at the same level as</p><p>that of the country’s rural areas, where bean consumption has</p><p>remained high.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Agronomía Mesoamericana}, author={Rodríguez, Ligia and Páez, Paola}, year={2004}, month={Sep.}, pages={357–363} }