The importance of eating rice: changing food habits among pregnant Indonesian women during the economic crisis

Hartini, T. Ninuk S.; Padmawati, Retna Siwi; Lindholm, Lars; Surjono, Achmad; Winkvist, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.043

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“…This scale appears to have good psychometric properties, high face validity, and good content validity (Belachew et al, 2011; Hadley, Belachew, Lindstrom, & Tessema, 2009; Hadley, Lindstrom, Tessema, & Belachew, 2008). Others have shown that dietary patterns and food insecurity shift during crises (Hartini, Padmawati, Lindholm, Surjono, & Winkvist, 2005; Piaseu & Mitchell, 2004; Studdert, Frongillo, & Valois, 2001). …”

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Household capacities, vulnerabilities and food insecurity: Shifts in food insecurity in urban and rural Ethiopia during the 2008 food crisis

Hadley

Linzer

Belachew

et al. 2011

Social Science & Medicine

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The global food crisis of 2008 led to renewed interest in global food insecurity and how macro-level food prices impact household and individual level wellbeing. There is debate over the extent to which food price increases in 2008 eroded food security, the extent to which this effect was distributed across rural and urban locales, and the extent to which rural farmers might have benefited. Ethiopia’s food prices increased particularly dramatically between 2005 and 2008 and here we ask whether there was a concomitant increase in household food insecurity, whether this decline was distributed equally across rural, urban, and semi-urban locales, and to what extent pre-crisis household capacities and vulnerabilities impacted 2008 household food insecurity levels. Data are drawn from a random sample of 2610 households in Southwest Ethiopia surveyed 2005/6 and again in mid to late 2008. Results show broad deterioration of household food insecurity relative to baseline but declines were most pronounced in the rural areas. Wealthier households and those that were relatively more food secure in 2005/6 tended to be more food secure in 2008, net of other factors, and these effects were most pronounced in urban areas. External shocks, such as a job loss or loss of crops, experienced by households were also associated with worse food insecurity in 2008 but few other household variables were associated with 2008 food insecurity. Our results also showed that rural farmers tended to produce small amounts for sale on markets, and thus were not able to enjoy the potential benefits that come from greater crop prices. We conclude that poverty, and not urban/rural difference, is the important variable for understanding the risk of food insecurity during a food crisis and that many rural farmers are too poor to take advantage of rapid rises in food prices.

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Household capacities, vulnerabilities and food insecurity: Shifts in food insecurity in urban and rural Ethiopia during the 2008 food crisis

Hadley

Linzer

Belachew

et al. 2011

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Food taboos which is a relatively commoner among poor communities especially in Sub-Saharan Africa is often more strictly practiced by pregnant and lactating women to prevent what they perceive as harmful effect of these foods on the newborn [7, 8]. This practice was described in the Gambia where due to some traditional belief, women of ‘Fulla’ ethnicity are usually forbidden from eating several types of food rich in carbohydrate, animal proteins, and micronutrients during pregnancy [9].…”

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Food taboos and myths in South Eastern Nigeria: The belief and practice of mothers in the region

Ekwochi

Osuorah

Ndu

et al. 2016

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundPoor nutritional practices especially in pregnancy and early childhood can result in dire consequences in the growth and development of a child.MethodsThis study using purposive sampling enrolled 149 women who had carried at least one pregnancy to term in Enugu south east Nigeria. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess association between avoidance of certain food in pregnancy and selected socio-demographic factors.ResultsApproximately 37 % of respondents avoided some foods in pregnancy due to food taboos and no relationship was seen between this avoidance of food and maternal educational attainment, parity (number of obstetrics deliveries) and occupation. Snail and grass-cutter meat were the commonly avoided food in pregnancy while egg were commonly avoided in children under-two years old. Some respondent believed eating snail and grass-cutter meat makes a child sluggish and labour difficult respectively while starting egg early for a child could predispose them to stealing later in life.ConclusionDiscussion about food taboos during antenatal care visits and during community education can help reduce the traditional belief about certain food in pregnancy and early childhood.

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“…Based on previous studies , there is existence of taboo on pregnant mothers and there is no information on food taboo for children. 11 Good quality of food composed of an adequate and a well-balanced diet containing the needed nutrients in the correct amount and number of serving according to the age. Furthermore, the frequency of main meals suggested to be given to children 2 to 5 years old is 3 times daily and additional food twice daily.…”

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Perception of Mothers on Adequate Nutrition

Valoo¹,

Diana²,

Gondodiputro³

2017

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Background: Malnutrition in children less than 5 years old persists around the world. In West Java and one of the districts of West Java (Sumedang), the prevalence of malnutrition is about 18.5% and 15.8% respectively. Numerous factors can lead to child malnutrition. Difficulties in availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of food can be contributing factors. A good perception of mother on adequate nutrition can improve children's nutritional status. This study was conducted to study the perception of mothers with children 2 to 5 years old on adequate nutrition. Methods: Most of the respondents had good perception on the aspect of adequate nutrition. Results showed perception on availability was 83.8%, physical accessibility was 97.1%, economical accessibility was 98.6%, information accessibility was 84.8% and acceptability was 81.0%. However, perception of respondents on good quality nutrition for the main meal and additional food was still poor. Moreover, there are taboos for eating shrimp and watermelon. Additionally, children were given snacks in large amount. Results: There was a strong correlation between mid-upper arm muscle area/size and muscular strength (correlation cooefficient 0.746). Moreover, the higher the Body Mass Index, the stronger the muscle strength was to some point. If the BMI was more than 25 kg/m

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The importance of eating rice: changing food habits among pregnant Indonesian women during the economic crisis

Cited by 57 publications

References 22 publications

Household capacities, vulnerabilities and food insecurity: Shifts in food insecurity in urban and rural Ethiopia during the 2008 food crisis

Household capacities, vulnerabilities and food insecurity: Shifts in food insecurity in urban and rural Ethiopia during the 2008 food crisis

Food taboos and myths in South Eastern Nigeria: The belief and practice of mothers in the region

Perception of Mothers on Adequate Nutrition

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