Rachel Casiday
Biographic Data
| ID | 1406332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Casiday |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Casiday |
| SIGNATURE | CASIDAY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: Understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis
The purpose of this paper is to analyse household decision-making regarding resource allocation in the aftermath of a food crisis in rural Niger. International attention had resulted in humanitarian agencies launching emergency nutrition programmes to alleviate persistently high levels of acute child malnutrition. We conducted participant observation, 93 in-depth interviews, 15 focus groups, 44 feeding and illness histories for children under 5, …
The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis
In 2004-05, Niger suffered a food crisis during which global attention focused on high levels of acute malnutrition among children. In response, decentralised emergency nutrition programmes were introduced into much of southern Niger. Child malnutrition, however, is a chronic problem and its links with food production and household food security are complex. This qualitative, anthropological study investigates pathways by which children are rende…
Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy
Recent debates in the United Kingdom about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and its alleged link with autism have centred on contested notions of risk. This paper presents findings from 87 parents' focus group and interview discussions of their decision-making about the vaccine in light of three streams of theoretical literature on risk (cultural theory, risk society, psychometric models of risk perception) and models of vaccination a…
Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy
Recent debates in the United Kingdom about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and its alleged link with autism have centred on contested notions of risk. This paper presents findings from 87 parents' focus group and interview discussions of their decision-making about the vaccine in light of three streams of theoretical literature on risk (cultural theory, risk society, psychometric models of risk perception) and models of vaccination a…
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: Understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis
The purpose of this paper is to analyse household decision-making regarding resource allocation in the aftermath of a food crisis in rural Niger. International attention had resulted in humanitarian agencies launching emergency nutrition programmes to alleviate persistently high levels of acute child malnutrition. We conducted participant observation, 93 in-depth interviews, 15 focus groups, 44 feeding and illness histories for children under 5, …
The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis
In 2004-05, Niger suffered a food crisis during which global attention focused on high levels of acute malnutrition among children. In response, decentralised emergency nutrition programmes were introduced into much of southern Niger. Child malnutrition, however, is a chronic problem and its links with food production and household food security are complex. This qualitative, anthropological study investigates pathways by which children are rende…
Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy
Recent debates in the United Kingdom about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and its alleged link with autism have centred on contested notions of risk. This paper presents findings from 87 parents' focus group and interview discussions of their decision-making about the vaccine in light of three streams of theoretical literature on risk (cultural theory, risk society, psychometric models of risk perception) and models of vaccination a…
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: Understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis
The purpose of this paper is to analyse household decision-making regarding resource allocation in the aftermath of a food crisis in rural Niger. International attention had resulted in humanitarian agencies launching emergency nutrition programmes to alleviate persistently high levels of acute child malnutrition. We conducted participant observation, 93 in-depth interviews, 15 focus groups, 44 feeding and illness histories for children under 5, …
The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis
In 2004-05, Niger suffered a food crisis during which global attention focused on high levels of acute malnutrition among children. In response, decentralised emergency nutrition programmes were introduced into much of southern Niger. Child malnutrition, however, is a chronic problem and its links with food production and household food security are complex. This qualitative, anthropological study investigates pathways by which children are rende…
Medicine (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Livelihood (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works)