The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin
dc.contributor.author | Nyapendi, A.T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Odongkara, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kyangwa, M. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Balirwa, J.S. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Mugidde, R. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Ogutu-Ohwayo, R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-24T17:47:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-24T17:47:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9970-851-010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35189 | |
dc.description.abstract | We examined socio-economic variables that contribute to malnutrition in selected communities in the Lake Victoria basin during 2001. The study was carried out innine districts and hinterland communities up to 25 km awayfrom the beach were used as the reference population. The main variables examined were: feeding habits, income and intra-household food distribution and living standards. Others included disease and health, sanitation and hygiene, childcare and mothers' age and workload, weaning practices, agricultural production and food availability, careduring pregnancy and food taboos. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Fisheries Resources Research Institute Technical Report | |
dc.subject.other | Fisheries | |
dc.subject.other | Sociology | |
dc.title | The nutritional status of fishing and non-fishing communities of Lake Victoria basin | |
dc.type | book_section | |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2 | |
dc.format.pagerange | 273-278 | |
dc.format.pages | 321 | |
dc.publisher.place | Jinja, Uganda | |
dc.title.parent | Challenges for management of the fisheries resources, biodiversity and environment of Lake Victoria | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-06-24T17:47:12Z | |
dc.source.legacyrecordurl | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/20164 | |
dc.source.legacydepositorid | 4230 | |
dc.source.legacylastmod | 2016-02-25 15:17:22 | |
dc.source.legacyid | 20164 | |
dc.source.legacyagency | National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda |