Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries Part I: Diarrheal Diseases, Part II: Diet and Activity During Pregnancy and Lactation (1992) / Chapter Skim
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2 Feeding Practices and Their Determinants
2 Feeding Practices and Their Determinants
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The decision to beasts, as well as the duration of breastteeding, is influenced by social and individual, personal factors; among these are women's work patterns; available health care Seneca and personnel, marketing practices of infant formula manufacturers and urbanization.
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I.he degree of Beubili~r in adjusting to these demands Is often less during periods when the demand for example, for agricultural labor, is at its peak, so that the impact of women's work on breastfeeding may vary seasonally. Moreover, changing employment actindes of men, including migration out of rural areas, affects infant feeding decisions and produces greater variability within communities based on the economic adjustments of individual households.
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The foBo~g are some of the ways ~ which breast milk substitutes reach consumers: (1) provided free to consumers as samples dunag prenatal medical nsits or at hospital discharge; (2)
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Unmodified animal milks and infant formulas are common as early weaning for, and the first nonmilk foods are typically thin gmels (paps and porridges) , prepared from the staple cereal, tuber or root crops of a region.
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In many sureties the cultural ideal stresses gradual reduction of breastfeeding as opposed to abrupt cessation. (Danish et al., 1982; Sanjur et al., 1970~.
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Among land-owning farmers in rural areas, the size and nature of holdings, ecological conditions, and the types of crops and animals raised, greatly influence food availability and the amount of additional food that must be purchased. National and international agricultural and food price policies also have powerful effects on the purchasing power of both rural and urban families.
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Growth monitoring may influence cultural expectations about growth by providing an alternative growth model. From a cross cultural perspective it is impossible to make blanket generalizations about the correctness or dangers of traditional cultural beliefs and practices about the foods that are fed to infants and young
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There is often conflict between these roles, particularly conflict of time, one of the scarcest resources in many communities. To the extent that infants and yollug children require special or extra food preparation activities, women may find it difficult to allocate such extra time, particularly when cultural beliefs do not reinforce the value of doing so.
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The extent and determinants of breastfeeding, the availability of appropriate weaning foods, and the use by specific communities of foods for infants and children ment careful evaluation. lithe characteristics that require evaluation span from macro-level economic conditions that influence food availability to m~cro-level characterisi~cs that include the behaviors of caretakers.
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1973. Infant feeding and weaning practices in Simla-Hills Himachal Pradesh Ind.
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lg86a. Dynamics of infant feeding: Mothem, professionals, and the institutional contact in a large urban hospital.
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