“When a woman is pregnant, her grave is open”: health beliefs concerning dietary practices among pregnant Kalenjin women in rural Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

“When a woman is pregnant, her grave is open”: health beliefs concerning dietary practices among pregnant Kalenjin women in rural Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Abstract Background Reducing malnutrition remains a major global challenge especially in low- and middle-income countries. Lack of knowledge on the motive of nutritional behaviour could ultimately cripple nutrition intervention outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate how health belief...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roselyter Monchari Riang’a, Anne Kisaka Nangulu, Jacqueline E.W. Broerse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Subjects:
Maternal nutrition
Pregnancy
Food beliefs
Health beliefs
Nutrition intervention
Child birth
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-017-0130-0

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