2.2. Design, population, and sample
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The current study adopted a randomized pre-test post-test design. Two out of 10 districts, Maseru and Berea, were included in the study because both their urban and rural areas are fairly accessible. Urban and rural areas were defined according to the Lands Surveys and Physical Planning (LSPP) boundaries in Lesotho (All women in the age group 19–60 years who signed informed consent were eligible to participate. The choice of women in this age group was made with the knowledge that in Lesotho, women are homemakers and decide what is to be eaten in the family. The following categories of women were excluded from the study: domestic workers that lived in the homes of women participating in the study, pupils/students, acutely ill and disabled women, and pregnant and lactating women. These groups have unique characteristics that need special considerations that were beyond the scope of this study.