How does poverty affect children’s nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091055 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophie Goudet (0000-0002-8172-569X, Loughborough University, corresponding author), Sophie M Goudet, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage (0000-0001-5272-616X, African Population and Health Research Center), Frederick Murunga Wekesah (0000-0003-2333-3054, African Population and Health Research Center), Frederick Wekesah, Milka Wanjohi (0000-0003-4289-4762, African Population and Health Research Center), Paula L Griffiths, P Griffiths (0000-0002-0591-9724, Loughborough University), B Bogin (0000-0002-1688-0087, Loughborough University), Nyovani J Madise, Nyovani Madise (0000-0002-2813-5295, University of Southampton) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 608-619 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980016002445 |
| PMID | 27645101 |
| OpenAlex | W2523388070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 56 |
Objective Children in slums are at high risk of undernutrition, which has long-term negative consequences on their physical growth and cognitive development. Severe undernutrition can lead to the child’s death. The present paper aimed to understand the causes of undernutrition in children as perceived by various groups of community members in Nairobi slums, Kenya. Design Analysis of ten focus group discussions and ten individual interviews with key informants. The main topic discussed was the root causes of child undernutrition in the slums. The focus group discussions and key informant interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were coded in NVivo by extracting concepts and using a constant comparison of data across the different categories of respondents to draw out themes to enable a thematic analysis. Setting Two slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya. Subjects Women of childbearing age, community health workers, elders, leaders and other knowledgeable people in the two slum communities ( n 90). Results Participants demonstrated an understanding of undernutrition in children. Conclusions Findings inform target criteria at community and household level that can be used to identify children at risk of undernutrition. To tackle the immediate and underlying causes of undernutrition, interventions recommended should aim to: (i) improve maternal health and nutrition; (ii) promote optimal infant and young children feeding practices; (iii) support mothers in their working role; (iv) increase access to family planning; (v) improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); (vi) address alcohol problems at all levels; and (vii) address street food issues with infant feeding counselling
Affect (linguistics · Economic growth · Environmental health · Focus group · Malnutrition · Population · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Sanitation · Slum · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Gerontology
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Techniques to Identify Themes
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |