Women's work and infant care in the Philippines

Dietary pattern and prevalence of malnutrition among lactating mothers and their under-five children attending primary health centres in Owo, Ondo State

“…The majority of lactating mothers who had an acceptable score (42.2%) were normal. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies, which established that places where lactating mothers lived are more likely to have an effect on the nutritional status of mothers (44). The significant effect of underweight in this study, which is more prevalent in poor food consumption scores, is also being established by the research on the determinants of maternal malnutrition in Nigeria (45).…”

Dietary pattern and prevalence of malnutrition among lactating mothers and their under-five children attending primary health centres in Owo, Ondo State

“…The majority of lactating mothers who had an acceptable score (42.2%) were normal. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies, which established that places where lactating mothers lived are more likely to have an effect on the nutritional status of mothers (44). The significant effect of underweight in this study, which is more prevalent in poor food consumption scores, is also being established by the research on the determinants of maternal malnutrition in Nigeria (45).…”

Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of Mothers and their Under-Five Children in a Rural Community of Oyo State, Nigeria

“…The influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the women's BMIs revealed significant association between BMI and socioeconomic characteristics such as occupation and income of households examined. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies which established that the income earned by women is more likely to be spent on food and other basic household needs than income earned by men, thereby having positive effect on the nutritional status of both mother and child [37]. The significant effect of income and occupation of household heads on BMI in this study is also being established by the research on the determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria [38].…”

Human Milk: An Invisible Food Resource

“…These observations support our findings. Similar trends were also found in Asia (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Doan and Popkin 1993) and Latin America (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Cohen et al 1995). Causes mentioned for these trends are a changing lifestyle, an increasing workload and time constraints on women, a separation of child and mother for long hours due to work outside the household, an increasing education of women (which, in many poor countries, has led to a decline in breast-feeding, while in many industrialized countries, education has had an opposite effect), of education can be observed), a change in employment pattern, and perceptions that breast-feeding is time-consuming and old-fashioned.…”

Dietary pattern and prevalence of malnutrition among lactating mothers and their under-five children attending primary health centres in Owo, Ondo State

“…The majority of lactating mothers who had an acceptable score (42.2%) were normal. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies, which established that places where lactating mothers lived are more likely to have an effect on the nutritional status of mothers (44). The significant effect of underweight in this study, which is more prevalent in poor food consumption scores, is also being established by the research on the determinants of maternal malnutrition in Nigeria (45).…”

Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of Mothers and their Under-Five Children in a Rural Community of Oyo State, Nigeria

“…The influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the women's BMIs revealed significant association between BMI and socioeconomic characteristics such as occupation and income of households examined. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies which established that the income earned by women is more likely to be spent on food and other basic household needs than income earned by men, thereby having positive effect on the nutritional status of both mother and child [37]. The significant effect of income and occupation of household heads on BMI in this study is also being established by the research on the determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria [38].…”

Human Milk: An Invisible Food Resource

“…These observations support our findings. Similar trends were also found in Asia (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Doan and Popkin 1993) and Latin America (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Cohen et al 1995). Causes mentioned for these trends are a changing lifestyle, an increasing workload and time constraints on women, a separation of child and mother for long hours due to work outside the household, an increasing education of women (which, in many poor countries, has led to a decline in breast-feeding, while in many industrialized countries, education has had an opposite effect), of education can be observed), a change in employment pattern, and perceptions that breast-feeding is time-consuming and old-fashioned.…”

Dietary pattern and prevalence of malnutrition among lactating mothers and their under-five children attending primary health centres in Owo, Ondo State

“…The majority of lactating mothers who had an acceptable score (42.2%) were normal. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies, which established that places where lactating mothers lived are more likely to have an effect on the nutritional status of mothers (44). The significant effect of underweight in this study, which is more prevalent in poor food consumption scores, is also being established by the research on the determinants of maternal malnutrition in Nigeria (45).…”

Nutrient Intakes and Nutritional Status of Mothers and their Under-Five Children in a Rural Community of Oyo State, Nigeria

“…The influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the women's BMIs revealed significant association between BMI and socioeconomic characteristics such as occupation and income of households examined. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies which established that the income earned by women is more likely to be spent on food and other basic household needs than income earned by men, thereby having positive effect on the nutritional status of both mother and child [37]. The significant effect of income and occupation of household heads on BMI in this study is also being established by the research on the determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria [38].…”

Human Milk: An Invisible Food Resource

“…These observations support our findings. Similar trends were also found in Asia (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Doan and Popkin 1993) and Latin America (Popkin and Bisgrove 1988;Cohen et al 1995). Causes mentioned for these trends are a changing lifestyle, an increasing workload and time constraints on women, a separation of child and mother for long hours due to work outside the household, an increasing education of women (which, in many poor countries, has led to a decline in breast-feeding, while in many industrialized countries, education has had an opposite effect), of education can be observed), a change in employment pattern, and perceptions that breast-feeding is time-consuming and old-fashioned.…”