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What Influences Urban Mothers' Decisions on What to Feed Their Children Aged Under Five-The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Berhane, Hanna Y (author)
- Uppsala University,Uppsala universitet,Internationell barnhälsa och nutrition,Addis Continental Inst Publ Hlth, Addis Ababa 267511000, Ethiopia,Addis Continental Institute of Public Health
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- Ekström, Eva-Charlotte, 1956- (author)
- Uppsala University,Uppsala universitet,Internationell barnhälsa och nutrition
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- Jirström, Magnus (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Human Geography,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences
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- Berhane, Yemane (author)
- Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, 26751/1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Turner, Christopher (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Human Geography,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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- Alsanius, Beatrix (author)
- Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp,Biosystem och teknologi,Department of Biosystems and Technology
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- Trenholm, Jill E., 1958- (author)
- Uppsala University,Uppsala universitet,Internationell kvinno- och mödrahälsovård och migration
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- 2018-08-22
- 2018
- English.
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In: Nutrients. - : MDPI AG. - 2072-6643. ; 10:9
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- Mothers carry the prime responsibility for childcare and feeding in low-income countries. Understanding their experiences in providing food for their children is paramount to informing efforts to improve the nutritional status of children. Such information is lacking in Sub-Saharan Africa. To understand what influences urban mothers' food acquisition and their motivations for selecting food for their children, 36 in-depth interviews were carried out with mothers having children under five years of age. Interviews were conducted in the local language, audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis which led to the identification of four major themes: mothers give-in to a child-driven diet; quick-fix versus the privilege of planning; keen awareness on food safety, nutrition, and diet diversity; and social, familial, and cultural influences. The findings indicate that child feeding practices are influenced by interlinked social and environmental factors. Hence, nutrition education campaigns should focus on targeting not only families but also their children. Attention should also be given to food safety regulations, as well as to the much-needed support of mothers who are struggling to ensure their children's survival in low-income countries.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Näringslära (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nutrition and Dietetics (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Kulturgeografi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Social and Economic Geography -- Human Geography (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Ethiopia
- child feeding/nutrition
- qualitative methods
- urban mothers
- urban mothers
- child feeding/nutrition
- qualitative methods
- Ethiopia
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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