Empowering women through probiotic fermented food in East Africa

• Published in: Journal of global health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 010330
• Main Authors: Reid, Gregor, Sybesma, Wilbert, Matovu, William, Onyango, Arnold, Westerik, Nieke, Kort, Remco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Edinburgh University Global Health Society 01.06.2020; International Society of Global Health
• Subjects: Africa, Eastern; Commerce; Consumption; Dairy cattle; Developing Countries; Empowerment; Families & family life; Female; Fermented Foods and Beverages; Food; Food production; Gender; Global health; Globalization; Humans; Industrialized nations; Infant mortality; LDCs; Low income groups; Malnutrition; Medical treatment; Milk; Nutrition; Organizational Case Studies; Pesticides; Poverty; Power, Psychological; Probiotics; Processed foods; Profits; Schools; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Success; Traditions; Value chain; Viewpoints; Womens health; Yogurt; Africa, Eastern; Uganda; East Africa; Tanzania

Confounding factors include lack of education, societal traditions that favour males, malnutrition and insufficient local food production, unemployment especially amongst youth, poor transportation, high rates of infant mortality, and poor access to clean water, electricity, housing and heat. [...]t...