The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin

The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin

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We examined socio-economic variables that contribute to malnutrition in selected communities in the Lake Victoria basin during 2001. The study was carried out innine districts and hinterland communities up to 25 km awayfrom the beach were used as the reference population. The main variables examined were: feeding habits, income and intra-household food distribution and living standards. Others included disease and health, sanitation and hygiene, childcare and mothers' age and workload, weaning practices, agricultural production and food availability, careduring pregnancy and food taboos.

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Main Authors: Nyapendi, A.T., Odongkara, K., Kyangwa, M.
Other Authors: Balirwa, J.S.
Format: book_section biblioteca
Language:English
Published: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) 2004
Subjects:Fisheries, Sociology,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35189
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spelling dig-aquadocs-1834-351892021-07-08T02:39:54Z The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin Challenges for management of the fisheries resources, biodiversity and environment of Lake Victoria Nyapendi, A.T. Odongkara, K. Kyangwa, M. Balirwa, J.S. Mugidde, R. Ogutu-Ohwayo, R. Fisheries Sociology We examined socio-economic variables that contribute to malnutrition in selected communities in the Lake Victoria basin during 2001. The study was carried out innine districts and hinterland communities up to 25 km awayfrom the beach were used as the reference population. The main variables examined were: feeding habits, income and intra-household food distribution and living standards. Others included disease and health, sanitation and hygiene, childcare and mothers' age and workload, weaning practices, agricultural production and food availability, careduring pregnancy and food taboos. 2021-06-24T17:47:12Z 2021-06-24T17:47:12Z 2004 book_section 9970-851-010 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35189 en Fisheries Resources Research Institute Technical Report application/pdf application/pdf 273-278 321 National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) Jinja, Uganda http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/20164 4230 2016-02-25 15:17:22 20164 National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda
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Sociology
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The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin
description We examined socio-economic variables that contribute to malnutrition in selected communities in the Lake Victoria basin during 2001. The study was carried out innine districts and hinterland communities up to 25 km awayfrom the beach were used as the reference population. The main variables examined were: feeding habits, income and intra-household food distribution and living standards. Others included disease and health, sanitation and hygiene, childcare and mothers' age and workload, weaning practices, agricultural production and food availability, careduring pregnancy and food taboos.
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