K'Okul, R.N.O.

Maternal and child health in Kenya; A study of poverty, disease and malnutrition in Samia - Uppsala The Finnish Society for Development Studies|The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies 1991 - xiii, 214p. - Monograph of the Finnish Society for Development Studies No.4 .

Discusses the findings of a study on the health and nutritional status of mothers and children in Samia. The study examined the nutrition and nutritional disorders in the region analysing the causes of energy-protein malnutrition and suggesting preventive measures that can be implemented through primary health care. The region is described in detail mentioning the nutritional practices, household structures, cultural perceptions of malnutrition and the endemic diseases that influence malnutrition in the community.

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Maternal Health Services|Child Health Services|Nutrition Assessment|Social Problems|Prevention and Control

WA 310 .K5 1991