Women's input into household decisions and their nutritional status in three resource-constrained settings

Hindin, Michelle J.

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“…Issues concerning women's autonomy-their capacity to manipulate and have control over their personal environment in order to make decisions about their livelihoods, regardless of other men and women's opinions (Hindin 2006;Mistry, Galal and Lu 2009)-has been an important factor in demography over the years, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Better health status and wellbeing of women, children and the family have been attributed to women's autonomy.…”

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Women’s Autonomy in Ghana: Does Religion Matter?

Fuseini

Kalule-Sabiti

2015

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This paper examines the role of religion in women's autonomy in Ghana. The study uses data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, with an analytic sample of 1,424 women married to men of the same religious affiliation. The results indicate that the effect of religion on women's autonomy is non-existent. The results show that, Muslim women are as autonomous as Christian women once region and other socio-demographic factors are controlled. Contrary to expectation, women in northern Ghana, who are disadvantaged in terms of education, economic status among others, appear to be more autonomous in some domains of household decision-making than women in southern Ghana, a setting which is more developed and expected to be egalitarian. Majority of Ghanaian women appear to be autonomous across various domains of their lives; however, they largely participate as opposed to solely making decisions.Keywords Religion, Region, Women's Autonomy, Christian, Muslim RésuméCet article examine le rôle de la religion dans l'autonomie des femmes au Ghana. L'étude utilise les données de la démographique de Ghana 2008 et enquête sur la santé, auprès d'un échantillon analytique de 1 424 femmes mariées à des hommes de la même confession religieuse. Les résultats indiquent que l'effet de la religion sur l'autonomie des femmes est inexistante. Les résultats montrent que les femmes musulmanes sont aussi autonomes que les femmes chrétiennes une fois que la région et autres facteurs sociodémographiques sont contrôlés. Contrairement aux attentes, dans le nord du Ghana, les femmes qui sont défavorisées en matière d'éducation, statut économique parmi d'autres, semblent être plus autonome dans certains domaines de décisions du ménage que chez les femmes dans le sud du Ghana, un paramètre qui est plus développé et devrait être égalitaire. Majorité des ghanéennes semblent être autonome dans les différents domaines de leur vie ; Cependant, ils participent en grande partie par opposition à uniquement prendre des décisions.

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Women’s Autonomy in Ghana: Does Religion Matter?

Fuseini

Kalule-Sabiti

2015

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“…In a study of married women in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, examining factors affecting maternal nutritional status in HIV/ AIDS-affected and drought-prone areas [64] , geographically variable findings were obtained. The risk of chronic energy deficiency (CED), as defined by having a body mass index of !…”

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“…In Zimbabwe, no association between body composition and decision-making power was found. The author's conclusion was that 'women with both low input and CED may lose productive capacity, potentially putting them at greater risk of food insecurity and HIV/AIDS in high prevalence settings' [64] .…”

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HIV and the Ramifications for Food Security and Child Health in Affected Communities

Solomons¹,

O’Donnell

2007

Ann Nestlé [Engl]

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The first cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), were recognized in 1981. Today, an estimated 39 million people worldwide are infected with the virus. Sixty-four percent of these individuals currently live in the poverty of sub-Saharan Africa, but the pandemic is now spreading fastest in the largest nations of Asia. A state of food security is said to exist when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. A concern for food insecurity arose in the HIV/AIDS pandemic, based on the well-known principles of the interaction of malnutrition and infection; more poorly nourished individuals are more severely affected by infectious pathogens while the ravages of infection tend to deplete the nutritional reserves. The social and clinical consequences of HIV/AIDS endanger access to food in areas already stressed by poverty and environmental deterioration. Interventions related to agricultural productivity, income generation and food assistance, must each be crafted and adapted within the local, community contexts, and recognized as necessary to mitigate the adverse effect of HIV/AIDS on food security. UNICEF has made caring, defined as the provision in the household and the community of time, attention, and support to meet the physical, mental, and social needs of the growing child and other household members, into one of the components of its efforts to promote child survival. Its domain includes care for women, breastfeeding and child feeding practices, psychosocial care, food preparation, hygiene practices, and household health practices. The positive deviance approach, that of identifying household caring behaviors that have the best growth, health and development outcomes in children, is now being applied in the context of HIV-positive children. Stigma is a pervasive factor, which tends to isolate households affected with HIV-positive members, and complicates the social context in which food security and care-related interventions can be delivered. Outstanding gaps in our knowledge of food security–HIV/AIDS relationships have been identified. The research questions include the true effectiveness of food assistance to mitigate the effects of HIV and the interaction of food security status with the efficacy and safety of antiretroviral therapy. However, investigation is somewhat of a luxury within the allocation of scarce financial resources, placing a premium on gathering and codifying useful pragmatic experience for mitigating interventions from the valuable experience currently being gathered on the ground by field workers and communities themselves.

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“…En un estudio realizado en mujeres casadas en Malawi, Zimbabue y Zambia, al examinar los factores que influían sobre el estado nutricional materno en zonas afectadas por el VIH/SIDA y propensas a las sequías [64] , se obtuvieron datos geográfica-mente variables. El riesgo de deficiencia energética crónica (DEC), definida como la presentación de un índice de masa corporal !…”

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El VIH y las ramificaciones para la seguridad alimentaria y la salud infantil en comunidades afectadas

Solomons¹,

O’Donnell

2007

Ann Nestlé [Esp]

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Los primeros casos de síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA), causada por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), se identificaron en 1981. Actualmente se estima en 39 millones las personas infectadas en todo el mundo por el virus. Aunque el 64% de estos individuos viven actualmente en la pobreza de África subsahariana, la pandemia se está propagando en estos momentos con máxima rapidez por las naciones más grandes de Asia. Se dice que existe un estado de seguridad alimentaria cuando toda la población, en todo momento, tiene acceso a comida suficiente, segura y nutritiva para satisfacer sus necesidades dietéticas y preferencias alimentarias, con miras a una vida activa y sana. En la pandemia de VIH/SIDA se suscita una preocupación con respecto a la inseguridad alimentaria, basada en los principios bien conocidos de la interacción entre malnutrición e infección; los individuos con más deficiencias nutricionales son afectados más severamente por patógenos infecciosos, al tiempo que los estragos causados por la infección tienden a agotar las reservas nutricionales. Las consecuencias sociales y clínicas del VIH/SIDA ponen en peligro el acceso a los alimentos en zonas ya castigadas por la pobreza y el deterioro ambiental. Las intervenciones relacionadas con la productividad agrícola, la generación de ingresos y la asistencia alimentaria deben ser cada una trabajada con pericia y adaptada dentro del contexto comunitario local, y reconocidas como necesarias para mitigar los efectos adversos del VIH/SIDA en la seguridad alimentaria. UNICEF ha establecido que la asistencia – definida como la provisión de tiempo, atención y apoyo en el hogar y en la comunidad para satisfacer las necesidades físicas, mentales y sociales del niño en fase de crecimiento y otros miembros del ámbito doméstico – como uno de los componentes de sus esfuerzos para fomentar la supervivencia infantil. En su dominio destacan el cuidado de las mujeres, las prácticas de amamantamiento y alimentación infantil, la atención psicosocial, la preparación de los alimentos, las prácticas higiénicas y de salud domestica. En el contexto de niños VIH positivos, se está aplicando actualmente el enfoque de desviación positiva, que consiste en identificar las conductas de cuidados domésticos que han generado en niños los mejores resultados en cuanto al crecimiento, la salud y el desarrollo. El estigma es un factor dominante que tiende a aislar los hogares afectados con miembros VIH positivos y que complica el contexto social en el que pueden realizarse intervenciones de seguridad alimentaria y de asistencia. Se han identificado lagunas en nuestros conocimientos sobre las relaciones entre seguridad alimentaria y VIH/SIDA. Entre las interrogantes que abarca la investigación destacan la eficacia real de la asistencia alimentaria para mitigar los efectos del VIH y la interacción entre el estado de seguridad alimentaria y la eficacia y seguridad de la terapia antirretroviral. No obstante, la investigación es en cierto modo un lujo dentro de la adjudicación...

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Women's input into household decisions and their nutritional status in three resource-constrained settings

Cited by 36 publications

References 16 publications

Women’s Autonomy in Ghana: Does Religion Matter?

Women’s Autonomy in Ghana: Does Religion Matter?

HIV and the Ramifications for Food Security and Child Health in Affected Communities

El VIH y las ramificaciones para la seguridad alimentaria y la salud infantil en comunidades afectadas

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