Gardening activity, food supply and nutritional status in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Crittenden (0000-0002-5743-1528, University of New England, corresponding author), Christopher N Floyd (0000-0001-9359-6381, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Roderick D B Lefroy (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Merle A Anders (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Euclid J D'Souza (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Deborah Lehman (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-68 |
| Publication date | 1988-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/03670244.1988.9991017 |
| OpenAlex | W1963761762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
A survey was conducted in three areas of the Southern Highlands to examine seasonal patterns in gardening activity and body weights and their inter‐relationship. The pattern of gardening activity during the two years of the survey (1981–83) was typically one of constant activity, with minor and regular fluctuations in response to normal social and climatic occurrences. However, an abnormally dry period during the survey disrupted this pattern and, when compounded by other factors, appeared to have important effects on food supply in subsequent years. Whilst anthropometric results showed important differences between study areas in anthropometric status, neither significant patterns in body weight changes nor a relationship with gardening activity were detected. These results were not, however, regarded as conclusive due to the inadequacy of the methods used
Anthropometry · Biology · Body weight · Environmental health · Food habits · Food supply · Geography · New guinea · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Demography · Medicine · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 1990 - 1998 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |