Convalescing from SAM
The pitfalls and possibilities of caring for vulnerable children in Harare's high-density neighbourhoods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4938659 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Brown (0000-0002-7104-6431, Queen Mary University of London), Kusum Datta (0000-0002-6114-920X, Queen Mary University of London), Kavita Datta, Shamiso Fernando (Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research), Jacqueline Kabongo (0009-0009-0345-479X, Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research), Andrew J Prendergast (0000-0001-7904-7992, Queen Mary University of London), Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi (0000-0001-7751-6177, University of Zimbabwe) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 359 |
| Pages | 117279 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117279 |
| PMID | 39216427 |
| OpenAlex | W4401948730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
It is widely recognised that children recovering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), remain vulnerable to risk of death following hospital discharge due to a wide range of biological and social factors. In light of this heightened risk, we report here on a qualitative study which aimed to better understand the caring contexts that children recovering from SAM were recuperating in within the high density urban and suburban districts of Harare, Zimbabwe. Undertaken with the mothers and other primary caregivers of 10 children enrolled on a large observational cohort study (HOPE-SAM), this paper identifies several dimensions of the women's lives that impede their caring capabilities. Given the country's status as a global 'hunger hotspot' (FAO/WFP, 2022), it should not be surprising that food insecurity featured prominently amongst these. Beyond this, the paper highlights the women's uneven access to informal social protection, experiences that are reflective of what recent scholarship refers to as examples of 'uncaring' or 'noncaring,' as well as their responses to discourses of shame and stigma within the community and hospital settings. The paper concludes by considering what this means for understanding of, and responses to, the bodies encountered in the place of global health research and interventions
Economic growth · Environmental health · Observational study · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Scholarship · Shame · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |