Outcome of the intervention
Pulses-based, pulses-based
SECONDARY
Pulses-based food consumption was the primary outcome of the present trial and knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and experiences about pulses food, and dietary diversity were the secondary outcomes.Pulses-based food consumption was dichotomized as yes or no levels, and it was based on 24 h dietary recall. The pulses-based food consumption was regarded as ‘yes’ if the amount of pulse the participant consumed was a cup or a handful, to approximate 100–120 g cooked pulses consumption in the past 24 h in one or more of the following forms; roasted, boiled, germinated, in bread, or mixed with cereals and/or vegetables [Pertaining to participants’ knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and experiences about pulses-based food, 26 questions with an acceptable item consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72), organized based on Pender’s Health Promotion Model domains, were used [On the other hand, dietary diversity was categorized as good if the trial participant reported consuming five or more of the ten food groups: cereals/roots/tubers, pulses, nuts and seeds, dairy food, meat and poultry, egg, green leafy vegetables, other vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables, other vegetables, and other fruits. Otherwise, it was considered poor dietary diversity. For a food group to be considered consumed in the past 24 h, the serving size of any item in that food group needed to be at least one table spoon or about a fistful, which is roughly equivalent to 15 g [