Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 8;18(5):2737. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052737.
In addition to increasing access to fresh and affordable produce, home gardening enhances food security. This notwithstanding, there is no evidence of studies that have investigated factors correlated with home gardening in Gauteng Province (GP), South Africa. The present study investigated home gardening across the GP.
Retrospective data of residents of GP ( = 30002) collected by the Gauteng City Region Observatory were used. A binary logistic regression was employed to determine factors correlated with home gardening.
Overall participation in home gardening was low (12.37%). If a respondent was a resident of the poorest areas, resided in a house received under the Rural Development Programme, had a borehole/well as the main source of water, belonged to a social club, received a social grant, was >65 years, and rated his/her health as poor, then they were more likely to participate in home gardening. Factors that were negatively correlated with home gardening included if the respondent rented from private individuals and if the respondent's health status prevented him/her from doing daily work.
The low participation levels in home gardening observed suggest the failure of the current policies geared at fostering home gardening in the province. Policy makers and relevant authorities should target identified groups to improve participation in home gardening.
除了增加新鲜、实惠农产品的可及性外，家庭园艺还能增强粮食安全。尽管如此，目前还没有研究调查与南非豪登省（GP）家庭园艺相关因素的证据。本研究调查了整个 GP 的家庭园艺情况。
利用豪登城市区域观测站收集的 GP 居民（=30002）的回顾性数据。采用二元逻辑回归确定与家庭园艺相关的因素。
总体而言，家庭园艺的参与率较低（12.37%）。如果受访者是最贫困地区的居民，居住在农村发展计划下的房屋中，以水井/井为主要水源，属于社交俱乐部，领取社会补助，年龄>65 岁，且自评健康状况不佳，那么他们更有可能参与家庭园艺。与家庭园艺呈负相关的因素包括，如果受访者从私人那里租房，以及如果受访者的健康状况妨碍他/她进行日常工作。
家庭园艺参与率低表明该省目前旨在促进家庭园艺的政策失败。政策制定者和相关当局应针对确定的群体，以提高家庭园艺的参与率。
