Using a cultural-ecological framework to explore dietary beliefs and practices during pregnancy and lactation among women in Adivasi communities in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, India

This article explores maternal dietary beliefs and practices gathered through interviews with mothers of infants and young children in Adivasi communities in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, India. Guided by focused ethnographic study methods, interviews were conducted with 33 key informants. We used...

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Published inEcology of food and nutrition Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 165 - 186
Main Authors Craig, Hope C., Jeyanthi, R., Pelto, Gretel, Willford, Andrew C., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 04.05.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Biosphere
Breastfeeding & lactation
Children
Communities
Diet
Ecological monitoring
Food beliefs
indigenous
Infants
Lactation
maternal diet
nutrition
Pregnancy
India
maternal diet
nutrition
Food beliefs
indigenous
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Summary:This article explores maternal dietary beliefs and practices gathered through interviews with mothers of infants and young children in Adivasi communities in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, India. Guided by focused ethnographic study methods, interviews were conducted with 33 key informants. We used a cultural-ecological framework to analyze and interpret the texts that were elicited from women about dietary beliefs and eating patterns during pregnancy and lactation. We identify differences between what women were advised to eat, felt they should eat, and reported consuming. The findings offer guidance for interventions to improve maternal diets in this vulnerable population.
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ISSN:0367-0244
1543-5237
DOI:10.1080/03670244.2018.1445088