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Table 3 Programme theories under the income pathway

From: A rapid realist review of household gardening interventions for improving vegetable consumption in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

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Programme theory as ICMO statements

Supporting studies

I1

If households who maintain gardens (I) are situated far away from markets that sell fresh produce (C), then increased sense of self-efficacy (M) can motivate better management of gardens [and encourage consumption of produce from vegetable gardens] (O)

[44, 46]

I2

If households maintaining vegetable gardens (I) have good market access for selling surplus produce or have limited garden sizes and are low-income (C), then the opportunity to resolve various household expenses (economic priorities) (M) motivates some households to sell produce [to purchase various non-food and food items] (O)

[37, 41, 44, 48, 52, 53]