Women as nutrition mediators
A case study from Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margareta Wandel (University of Oslo, corresponding author), Gerd Holmboe‐Ottesen (University of Oslo) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-130 |
| Publication date | 1988-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1988.9991023 |
| OpenAlex | W1991105212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper discusses the role of women in regard to food production and food handling and the possible consequences that this may have for child nutrition in a rural society in Sri Lanka. The paper is based on data collected through participant observation, formal and informal interviews and group discussions. The focus is on women as nutrition mediators between social processes, taking place outside and within households, and child nutrition. It was found that, in this society, it was women's access to material resources in particular and to some extent their lack of knowledge about feeding of the children during the weaning period that restricted women's opportunities to ensure their children adequate nutrition. These findings are discussed in relation to development efforts
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Focus group · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sri lanka · Tanzania · Weaning · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |