Rhonda Gillett-Netting
Biographic Data
| ID | 4331642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhonda Gillett-Netting |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhonda |
| FAMILY NAME | Gillett-Netting |
| SIGNATURE | GILLETT-NETTING R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Migration Following Resettlement of the Gwembe Tonga of Zambia
In 1958, 57,000 Gwembe Tonga people were forcibly relocated by a large-scale hydroelectric development project. The land on which they were resettled was insufficient to sustain their livelihoods, and many later chose to migrate to a frontier zone north and west of the Gwembe Valley to secure additional land for farming. Guided by human adaptability theory, we use child growth as a measure of success of the migration strategy, and find that in 20…
Gender and nutritional status at the household level among Gwembe Valley Tonga children, 0-10 years
Gender bias usually favors males, yet among the matrilineal Gwembe Tonga of Zambia, females appear to receive preferential treatment. It is hypothesized that children in polygynous households will have increased levels of malnutrition due to the dilution of resources. Further, if gender bias is observed, it will favor females. The presence of preferential treatment during preadolescence is assessed by measuring physical status in the household. M…
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Gender and nutritional status at the household level among Gwembe Valley Tonga children, 0-10 years
Gender bias usually favors males, yet among the matrilineal Gwembe Tonga of Zambia, females appear to receive preferential treatment. It is hypothesized that children in polygynous households will have increased levels of malnutrition due to the dilution of resources. Further, if gender bias is observed, it will favor females. The presence of preferential treatment during preadolescence is assessed by measuring physical status in the household. M…
Migration Following Resettlement of the Gwembe Tonga of Zambia
In 1958, 57,000 Gwembe Tonga people were forcibly relocated by a large-scale hydroelectric development project. The land on which they were resettled was insufficient to sustain their livelihoods, and many later chose to migrate to a frontier zone north and west of the Gwembe Valley to secure additional land for farming. Guided by human adaptability theory, we use child growth as a measure of success of the migration strategy, and find that in 20…
Medicine (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Underweight (2 works) · Adaptability (1 work) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Body mass index (1 work) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work)