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Title Malnutrition and gender relations in Western Kenya
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41189
Date 1991
Author(s) Whyte, Susan Reynolds; Kariuki, Priscilla Wanjiru
Abstract Child malnutrition, which is an increasing problem in Western Kenya, is addressed primarily through efforts to reach the individual mother with information about proper feeding of her children. A study carried out in Siaya, Kisumu and Busia Districts showed that mothers perceived nutrition problems differently, emphasizing their embeddedness in gender and family relations. In situations of marital conflict, male labour migration, and impoverishment, women must rely on support from others; thus health education should be addressed to husbands, grandmothers and mothers-in-law as well as mothers. - yes
Subject(s) Western Kenya; malnutrition; gender relations; child malnutrition; Siaya; Kisumu; Busia; health education; mothers; family; female autonomy; mdcn-hlth; mdcn-pblc
Language en_AU
Publisher Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Type of publication ejournal
Format 53435 bytes; application/pdf
Rights yes
Identifier oct; 2; Health Transition Review; 1; 1991; 265
Repository Canberra - Australian National University
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