Environment, economic development and the nutritional status of children in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea in 1983

Bogan, Kathy; Crittenden, Robert

doi:10.1080/03670244.1987.9990983

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“…They found that children in the area most involved in commercial activities had the highest nutritional status, a situation they suggested was possibly due to higher cash incomes facilitating the purchase of a better and more regular diet. A related cross-sectional study revealed similar results (Bogan and Crittenden, 1987).…”

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Diet, income, and subsistence in an eastern highland village, Papua New Guinea

Grossman

1991

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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This study examines the influence of cash income and subsistence production on dietary patterns in a village in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Data on food frequencies were collected from thirteen households on sixty-nine randomly chosen days over an eleven-month period in 1977. Frequency of consumption of foods in several key subsistence and purchased food groups is used as a surrogate measure of dietary quality. Analysis indicates that frequency of consumption of garden greens, legumes, and subsistence crops in general is positively related to involvement in subsistence agriculture. No significant relationships are revealed between frequency of consumption of energy-dense and protein-rich purchased foods and household income. Instead, income is strongly and positively associated with expenditures on alcoholic beverages. Purchased foods enhance dietary quality, but villagers' consumption of store-bought foods is highly seasonal.

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Diet, income, and subsistence in an eastern highland village, Papua New Guinea

Grossman

1991

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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“…In Papua New Guinea, rapid growth faltering has been reported to occur between 4±6 months of age (Bogan and Crittenden, 1987;Crittenden and Baines, 1985;Ferro-Luzzi et al, 1978;Heywood et al, 1991;Jenkins et al, 1984;Malcolm, 1970;Thomason et al, 1986), a pattern that is consistent with other developing countries (Waterlow, 1994). The cross-sectional data from the present study is suggestive of a similar marked decline in growth after 6 months of age.…”

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“…However, HAZ and WAZ scores are below the NCHS reference in Kamea children less than 6 months of age. Poor nutritional status in the first months of life is not uncommon in the country (Bogan and Crittenden, 1987;Heywood et al, 1991) and has been attributed to low birthweight without catch-up growth (Attenborough et al, 1995;Thomason et al, 1986).…”

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“…Although the two sample sizes are relatively small, data suggest that the nutritional status of children is generally poor in this district of the Gulf Province. While poor nutritional status is prevalent throughout Papua New Guinea, the Kamea children appear to be among the poorest (Allen et al, 1980;Bogan and Crittenden, 1987;Ferro-Luzzi et al, 1978;Norgan, 1995, see also Mueller et al, 2001.…”

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“…Although there are other processes of modernization in Papua New Guinea, such as the introduction of schools, aid posts, clinics, and health promotion campaigns, current evidence suggests that these have had less of an impact on growth status than income (Bogan and Crittenden, 1987;Tracer et al, 1998). In some areas of Papua New Guinea, cash incomes can be low or nonexistent such as in the highland fringe area of the Gulf Province.…”

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Nutritional status of children from Papua New Guinea: Associations with socioeconomic factors

King

Mascie‐Taylor

2002

American J Hum Biol

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Growth faltering has been well documented in children from Papua New Guinea, although there is evidence that broad processes of modernization, such as cash cropping, have resulted in increased body size. It is not clear, however, what household socioeconomic factors may be associated with larger body size in populations undergoing early stages of modernization. This cross-sectional study examined the nutritional status of children between birth and 5 years of age living near Kanabea, Papua New Guinea, a relatively remote outpost in the highland fringe experiencing a limited cash economy. Weight and height were measured on 260 children from 190 households. The mean z-scores of -2.26 +/- 1.50 (SD) for height-for-age, -2.43 +/- 1.25 for weight-for-age, and -1.34 +/- 1.49 for weight-for-height are suggestive of both acute and chronic malnutrition. Using a cut-off value of < or = -2SD, 68.8% of the children were stunted and/or wasted. These values are similar to those from a 1992-93 survey in the district, revealing that malnutrition remains a problem in the area. In this largely traditional horticultural group, educated mothers and mothers who spoke pidgin and/or English in addition to the local language had children with better z-scores.

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