Women's Autonomy and its Relationship to Children's Nutrition Among the Rendille of Northern Kenya
Women's Autonomy and its Relationship to Children's Nutrition Among the Rendille of Northern Kenya
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DOI：
10.1002/ajhb.20815
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Steele, Matthew
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作者：
Brunson, Emily K.;Shell-Duncan, Bettina;Steele, Matthew
本研究探讨了妇女自主权对儿童健康的影响。研究是在Rendille人中进行的，Rendille人是居住在肯尼亚北方的一个传统游牧民族。使用从435名妇女和934名儿童中收集的数据，我们检验了一个假设，即自主性较高的妇女会有更好的营养。我们的研究结果表明，虽然妇女的自主权对0-35个月大的儿童的营养没有影响，但妇女的自主权与3-10岁大的儿童的营养改善显著相关。这些结果表明，在某些情况下，妇女的自主权是影响儿童健康的一个重要因素。除了探索我们的研究结果的应用方面，我们还建议如何考虑妇女的自主权的概念可能会增加现有的文献对父母的投资。Am. J. 21：55-64，2009. (C)2008 Wiley-Liss，Inc.
This study explores the effect of women's autonomy on children's health. Research was conducted among the Rendille, a traditionally nomadic pastoralist population living in northern Kenya. Using data collected from 435 women and 934 of their children, we tested the hypothesis that women with higher levels of autonomy would have children with better nutrition. Results of our study indicated that while women's autonomy had no effect on younger-ages 0-35 months-children's nutrition as measured by WHZ scores, greater levels of women's autonomy were significantly associated with improved nutrition among older-ages 3-10 years-children. These results suggest that women's autonomy is an important factor in relation to children's health in some circumstances. In addition to exploring the applied aspects of our findings, we also suggest how considering the concept of women's autonomy may add to the existing literature on parental investment. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 21:55-64, 2009. (C) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.