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Survey data for ex-post evaluation of the horticulture project in the Marshall Islands.

ABSTRACT: This Data in Brief article provides supplementary information about how we explored aid effectiveness of Taiwanese government's horticulture project in the Marshall Islands. The issue of sustainable development in small island developing countries has become increasingly important [1], [2], [3]. Moreover, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become more serious in the Pacific Islands in recent years, adversely affecting people's health. The data will also benefit those interested in understanding the eating habits in the Pacific Islands. We selected and assigned participants (using household as a unit) of the project to the experimental group and non-participants to the control group to evaluate the impact of the horticulture project. As for data collection in the field, we collected data through a structured questionnaire. We recruited one interviewer to conduct household surveys in the field for 40 days from April to June in 2017. A total of 96 valid questionnaires were collected, including 36 participants and 60 non-participants. The average household consumption of vegetables and fruits is 6.18 units (SD=7.84). Comparing project participants with non-participants, consumption of vegetables and fruits of the participants is 1.96 units higher than non-participants (P = 0.062).

SUBMITTER: Cheng YT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8131889 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Survey data for ex-post evaluation of the horticulture project in the Marshall Islands.

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