Tbe Impact of Poverty on tbe Nutritional Intake of Expectant Women

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dc.contributor.authorOndigi, Alice N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-15T13:39:11Z
dc.date.available2015-06-15T13:39:11Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented at the International workshop on ‘Environmental Health Education in the East African Region’ 24th - 26th March 2004 held at Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.description.abstractThe health and well being of expectant women depend greatly on the nutritional intake and moral support received from family and the community. Studies done show that malnutrition before, during and after pregnancy coupled with stress brings complications and, thus, endangers the life of the mother and that of the baby. The study attempted to investigate whether pregnant women involved in this study ate a well-balanced diet and whether their level of education and monthly income had any significance to their livelihood. The findings indicated that although the majority of the women had at least some level of education, this did not change the fact that poverty was the determining factor. Since good nutrition, and stress free environment tend to improve birth outcomes, it is therefore important for the Government to take measures to improve infrastructure by ensuring that every women has access to good health care, create and educate women in income generating activities so as to sustain their livelihood, improve poor sanitation conditions, and promote women's perceptions, family and the surrounding communityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited Nations Children Education fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Intitut Francois de Re'cherche en Afrique (IFRA) and Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational workshop on ‘Environmental Health Education in the East African Region’ 24th-26th March 2004en_US
dc.identifier.isbn0001-0001-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12926
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJoypet Sevices & Printers Ltd.en_US
dc.titleTbe Impact of Poverty on tbe Nutritional Intake of Expectant Womenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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