Effects of resettlement on the dietary intakes of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

Shack, Kathryn W.; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Grivetti, Louis E.

doi:10.1080/03670244.1990.9991119

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“…During the wet season, triceps skinfolds and arm circumference were higher but subscapular skinfolds were lower than during the dry season. These results may be due to greater availability of food (Shack et al, 1990) and higher activity levels during the wet season. Gardens are planted during the wet season in the Wosera and the increase in activities such as hoeing may explain higher arm circumferences yet lower subscapular skinfolds.…”

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“…Weight-for-age was significantly higher among Grass Country children in Gavien compared to those in the outsite during the dry season, although there was no significant difference in height-for-age. The lack of difference in height-for-age may be related to the high protein intake from fish in the outsite village (Shack et al, 1990), assuming that height is more dependent on protein intake than are other anthropométrie indices. The finding that the anthropométrie differences were significant only during the dry season can be explained by the strong seasonal fluctuations in abundance of fish (lower in dry season) and malarial parasite rates (higher in dry season) in the outsite.…”

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“…The objectives of the work presented here were: 1) to compare the impact of resettlement and production of cash crops on nutritional status of mothers and children from three distinct groups -hunter-gatherers, hunter-gatherers with limited agriculture (plus crafts), and sedentary agriculturalists; and 2) to supply information needed by planners to predict the nutrition and health consequences of their recommendations for change. In this paper, anthropométrie and hematological data are presented; a companion paper (Shack et al, 1990) describes dietary intake data for the same groups of women and children. Fleuret and Fleuret (1980) have described at least three food-related causes of malnutrition: 1) insufficient production, 2) sufficient production, but food too expensive relative to income, or 3) sufficient production and income, but consumption decisions inconsistent with good nutrition.…”

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Effects of resettlement on nutritional status of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

Shack

Grivetti

Dewey

1990

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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Nutritional status of three ethnic groups living at Gavien, a rubber resettlement project in lowland Papua New Guinea, was compared with that of people living in the home areas: Grass Country (hunter-gatherers); Wosera (agriculturalists); Middle Sepik (hunter-gatherers with limited agriculture).Anthropometry of mothers (n=115) and children (n=115) was completed during wet and dry seasons. Blood samples were collected to identify anemia and malarial infection.Grass Country children in Gavien were higher in weight-for-age and weight-for-height than their home area counterparts. Wosera children at Gavien were taller than their counterparts. In contrast, Middle Sepik children showed no improvement in Gavien. Hemoglobin and hematocrit were generally lower among mothers and children in the home areas and malarial parasite rates were higher.The group that benefited most from resettlement was agriculturalists, who were crowded at home and had cultivation skills necessary for growing food and cash crops. Resettlement was less beneficial for hunter-gatherer groups unaccustomed to agriculture.

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Effects of resettlement on nutritional status of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

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Grivetti

Dewey

1990

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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“…Of these factors, income earning or participation in a cash economy at the household (Forsyth, 1982;Tracer et al, 1998), community (Bogan and Crittenden, 1987), and population levels (Shack et al, 1990a) have had a significant impact on the nutritional status of children in Papua New Guinea. With cash income there is a greater dependence on imported foods, resulting in improved protein and energy intakes and larger body size (Harvey and Heywood, 1983;Shack et al, 1990b;Tracer et al, 1998;Ulijaszek et al, 1987;Zemel and Jenkins, 1989).…”

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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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“…To date, only two specific field studies within the country have addressed the nutritional effects of the shift from subsistence agriculture to involvement in cash-crop production. One was restricted to a single resettlement scheme where cash cropping was a minor source of income [33][34][35][36]. The other was also a single-site study, focused on the effects of cash income from employment on a cardamom plantation [37,38].…”

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Nutritional Effects of Export-Crop Production in Papua New Guinea: A Review of the Evidence

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1994

Food Nutr Bull

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The effects of cash cropping on nutrition in Papua New Guinea are reviewed. The interpretation of the available evidence is complicated by the introduction of cash cropping simultaneously with services such as health and education of the rural population. However, there is indication that the growth of children improved over the period in which cash cropping increased, particularly in the highlands, where, as a result of the later introduction of cash crops, more baseline data are available. There is no reason to believe that the same effect did not occur in the lowlands, where the infant mortality rate fell progressively over the same period. There is also evidence of an increase in the height and weight of adults, as well as an increase in the prevalence of degenerative diseases. Programmes need to be developed that retain the important benefits of child health and at the same time arrest the increasing prevalence of degenerative diseases in adults.

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Effects of resettlement on the dietary intakes of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Effects of resettlement on nutritional status of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

Effects of resettlement on nutritional status of mothers and children in lowland Papua new Guinea

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

Nutritional Effects of Export-Crop Production in Papua New Guinea: A Review of the Evidence

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